Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
0.0017 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Paraguay rank
173rd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
0.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 171st and Paraguay ranks 173rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Paraguay
1970s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 171st and Paraguay ranks 173rd 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.