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

Ecuador
0.0186 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0183 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
98th
New Zealand rank
100th

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

  • Ecuador
  • New Zealand
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0186 kt per square kilometre against 0.0183 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Ecuador ranks 98th and New Zealand ranks 100th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0108 kt per square kilometre 0.0075 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0093 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0081 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.0171 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.014 kt per square kilometre 0.019 kt per square kilometre 0.005 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0163 kt per square kilometre 0.0181 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0182 kt per square kilometre 0.0182 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Ecuador or New Zealand?
Ecuador, at 0.0186 kt per square kilometre against 0.0183 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Ecuador and New Zealand?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and New Zealand rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 98th and New Zealand ranks 100th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs New Zealand: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/waste-emissions-co2eq-ar5-per-square-kilometre/ecuador/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/waste-emissions-co2eq-ar5-per-square-kilometre/ecuador/new-zealand/">Ecuador vs New Zealand: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.