Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Kenya
0.006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0044 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
150th
Zimbabwe rank
153rd

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

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
00.0020.0040.006196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0044 kt per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0016 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Kenya ranks 150th and Zimbabwe ranks 153rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Kenya, at 0.006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0044 kt per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
0.0016 kt per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 150th and Zimbabwe ranks 153rd 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.