Chile vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Chile
0.0159 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0162 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
107th
United States rank
106th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Chile
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0162 kt per square kilometre against 0.0159 kt per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Chile ranks 107th and United States ranks 106th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Chile or United States?
- United States, at 0.0162 kt per square kilometre against 0.0159 kt per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Chile and United States?
- 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 107th and United States ranks 106th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.