China vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.0429 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0413 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
48th
Spain rank
51st
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0429 kt per square kilometre against 0.0413 kt per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0016 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
China ranks 48th and Spain ranks 51st of 186 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | 0.012 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | 0.0303 kt per square kilometre | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0334 kt per square kilometre | 0.0418 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0411 kt per square kilometre | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Spain?
- China, at 0.0429 kt per square kilometre against 0.0413 kt per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Spain?
- 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 48th and Spain ranks 51st 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.