Colombia vs Ecuador: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Colombia
0.0207 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador
0.0186 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
95th
Ecuador rank
98th

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

  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0207 kt per square kilometre against 0.0186 kt per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0021 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 95th and Ecuador ranks 98th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Colombia
1970s 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 0.0084 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 0.0112 kt per square kilometre 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.014 kt per square kilometre 0.014 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.0177 kt per square kilometre 0.0163 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.02 kt per square kilometre 0.0182 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Colombia or Ecuador?
Colombia, at 0.0207 kt per square kilometre against 0.0186 kt per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Colombia and Ecuador?
0.0021 kt per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 95th and Ecuador ranks 98th 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.