China vs Cuba: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

China
0.0429 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba
0.0441 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
48th
Cuba rank
46th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Cuba
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.0441 kt per square kilometre against 0.0429 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0012 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

China ranks 48th and Cuba ranks 46th of 186 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Cuba Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0091 kt per square kilometre 0.0205 kt per square kilometre 0.0114 kt per square kilometre Cuba
1970s 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 0.0279 kt per square kilometre 0.0169 kt per square kilometre Cuba
1980s 0.0133 kt per square kilometre 0.0348 kt per square kilometre 0.0215 kt per square kilometre Cuba
1990s 0.0162 kt per square kilometre 0.0359 kt per square kilometre 0.0197 kt per square kilometre Cuba
2000s 0.0221 kt per square kilometre 0.0388 kt per square kilometre 0.0167 kt per square kilometre Cuba
2010s 0.0334 kt per square kilometre 0.0419 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre Cuba
2020s 0.0411 kt per square kilometre 0.0438 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Cuba?
Cuba, at 0.0441 kt per square kilometre against 0.0429 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Cuba?
0.0012 kt per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cuba?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Cuba rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
China ranks 48th and Cuba ranks 46th 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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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.