Denmark vs El Salvador: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0803 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
0.0743 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
27th
El Salvador rank
30th

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

  • Denmark
  • El Salvador
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0803 kt per square kilometre against 0.0743 kt per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.006 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

Denmark ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 30th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0487 kt per square kilometre 0.021 kt per square kilometre 0.0277 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0598 kt per square kilometre 0.0317 kt per square kilometre 0.0281 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0587 kt per square kilometre 0.0453 kt per square kilometre 0.0134 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0527 kt per square kilometre 0.0612 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 0.0425 kt per square kilometre 0.0688 kt per square kilometre 0.0263 kt per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 0.0562 kt per square kilometre 0.064 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 0.0775 kt per square kilometre 0.0724 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Denmark or El Salvador?
Denmark, at 0.0803 kt per square kilometre against 0.0743 kt per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Denmark and El Salvador?
0.006 kt per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and El Salvador?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and El Salvador rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 30th 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.