Ghana vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Ghana
0.015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0147 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
110th
Saudi Arabia rank
112th

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

  • Ghana
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.015 kt per square kilometre against 0.0147 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

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

Ghana ranks 110th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.0053 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.007 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0137 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Ghana or Saudi Arabia?
Ghana, at 0.015 kt per square kilometre against 0.0147 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Ghana and Saudi Arabia?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 110th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th 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.