Libya vs Zambia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Libya
0.0017 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
174th
Zambia rank
177th

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

  • Libya
  • Zambia
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0017 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Libya ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 177th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Libya
1980s 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Libya
1990s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Libya
2000s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Libya
2010s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Libya
2020s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Libya or Zambia?
Libya, at 0.0017 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Libya and Zambia?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Zambia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 177th 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.