Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0803 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0761 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
28th

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

  • Denmark
  • Sri Lanka
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0803 kt per square kilometre against 0.0761 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0042 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Denmark ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0487 kt per square kilometre 0.0265 kt per square kilometre 0.0221 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0598 kt per square kilometre 0.0338 kt per square kilometre 0.026 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0587 kt per square kilometre 0.041 kt per square kilometre 0.0176 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0527 kt per square kilometre 0.048 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.0425 kt per square kilometre 0.0558 kt per square kilometre 0.0133 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0562 kt per square kilometre 0.0668 kt per square kilometre 0.0106 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0775 kt per square kilometre 0.0743 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 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 Sri Lanka?
Denmark, at 0.0803 kt per square kilometre against 0.0761 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
0.0042 kt per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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.