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

China
0.0429 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary
0.0432 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
48th
Hungary rank
47th

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

  • China
  • Hungary
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.0432 kt per square kilometre against 0.0429 kt per square kilometre in China, 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 Hungary ahead.

China ranks 48th and Hungary ranks 47th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0091 kt per square kilometre 0.043 kt per square kilometre 0.0339 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 0.0544 kt per square kilometre 0.0433 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 0.0133 kt per square kilometre 0.0569 kt per square kilometre 0.0436 kt per square kilometre Hungary
1990s 0.0162 kt per square kilometre 0.0612 kt per square kilometre 0.045 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2000s 0.0221 kt per square kilometre 0.0553 kt per square kilometre 0.0332 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 0.0334 kt per square kilometre 0.0399 kt per square kilometre 0.0066 kt per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 0.0411 kt per square kilometre 0.0424 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Hungary?
Hungary, at 0.0432 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 Hungary?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hungary?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Hungary rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
China ranks 48th and Hungary ranks 47th 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.