Nauru vs Sao Tome and Principe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Nauru
0.0293 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0288 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
73rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
75th

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

  • Nauru
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03196119922023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 0.0293 kt per square kilometre against 0.0288 kt per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.

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

Nauru ranks 73rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0153 kt per square kilometre 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0095 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1970s 0.0186 kt per square kilometre 0.0062 kt per square kilometre 0.0124 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1980s 0.0218 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre 0.0139 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1990s 0.0261 kt per square kilometre 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.016 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2000s 0.0269 kt per square kilometre 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0125 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 0.0292 kt per square kilometre 0.0218 kt per square kilometre 0.0073 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2020s 0.0295 kt per square kilometre 0.0275 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Nauru or Sao Tome and Principe?
Nauru, at 0.0293 kt per square kilometre against 0.0288 kt per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Nauru ranks 73rd 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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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.