Finland vs Sweden: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Finland
0.0085 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0086 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
138th
Sweden rank
136th

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

  • Finland
  • Sweden
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0086 kt per square kilometre against 0.0085 kt per square kilometre in Finland, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

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

Finland ranks 138th and Sweden ranks 136th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0118 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre Finland
1970s 0.0192 kt per square kilometre 0.0147 kt per square kilometre 0.0045 kt per square kilometre Finland
1980s 0.0203 kt per square kilometre 0.0146 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre Finland
1990s 0.0217 kt per square kilometre 0.0145 kt per square kilometre 0.0073 kt per square kilometre Finland
2000s 0.0179 kt per square kilometre 0.0131 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre Finland
2010s 0.0137 kt per square kilometre 0.0091 kt per square kilometre 0.0047 kt per square kilometre Finland
2020s 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Finland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0086 kt per square kilometre against 0.0085 kt per square kilometre in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Finland and Sweden?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 138th and Sweden ranks 136th 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.