Iraq vs Sao Tome and Principe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Iraq
0.0277 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0288 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
77th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
75th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0288 kt per square kilometre against 0.0277 kt per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0011 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Iraq ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0214 kt per square kilometre | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | 0.0275 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Iraq or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0288 kt per square kilometre against 0.0277 kt per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th 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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About this data
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.