New Zealand vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.0183 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.018 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
100th
South Africa rank
102nd

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

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0183 kt per square kilometre against 0.018 kt per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

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

New Zealand ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 102nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0108 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0072 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.005 kt per square kilometre 0.0092 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0171 kt per square kilometre 0.0098 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.019 kt per square kilometre 0.0127 kt per square kilometre 0.0063 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0181 kt per square kilometre 0.0161 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0182 kt per square kilometre 0.0176 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, New Zealand or South Africa?
New Zealand, at 0.0183 kt per square kilometre against 0.018 kt per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between New Zealand and South Africa?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 102nd 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.