Nicaragua vs Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Nicaragua
0.0117 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0105 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
125th
Switzerland rank
128th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Nicaragua
- Switzerland
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0117 kt per square kilometre against 0.0105 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0012 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 128th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0472 kt per square kilometre | 0.0435 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | 0.0456 kt per square kilometre | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Nicaragua or Switzerland?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0117 kt per square kilometre against 0.0105 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Nicaragua and Switzerland?
- 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Switzerland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 128th 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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About this data
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.