Italy vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Italy
0.0415 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0413 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
50th
Spain rank
51st

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

  • Italy
  • Spain
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0415 kt per square kilometre against 0.0413 kt per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0753 kt per square kilometre 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0609 kt per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.0955 kt per square kilometre 0.0231 kt per square kilometre 0.0724 kt per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0934 kt per square kilometre 0.0262 kt per square kilometre 0.0672 kt per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.0896 kt per square kilometre 0.0303 kt per square kilometre 0.0594 kt per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.0858 kt per square kilometre 0.0397 kt per square kilometre 0.0461 kt per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.0604 kt per square kilometre 0.0418 kt per square kilometre 0.0187 kt per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.0448 kt per square kilometre 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 0.0415 kt per square kilometre against 0.0413 kt per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Italy and Spain?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st 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.