Portugal vs Rwanda: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Portugal
0.0484 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0469 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
40th
Rwanda rank
42nd

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

  • Portugal
  • Rwanda
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0484 kt per square kilometre against 0.0469 kt per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0015 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0428 kt per square kilometre 0.0165 kt per square kilometre 0.0263 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 0.0518 kt per square kilometre 0.0187 kt per square kilometre 0.0331 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.0562 kt per square kilometre 0.0192 kt per square kilometre 0.037 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.0669 kt per square kilometre 0.017 kt per square kilometre 0.0498 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0629 kt per square kilometre 0.0258 kt per square kilometre 0.0371 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0429 kt per square kilometre 0.0369 kt per square kilometre 0.006 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.0466 kt per square kilometre 0.0452 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Portugal or Rwanda?
Portugal, at 0.0484 kt per square kilometre against 0.0469 kt per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Portugal and Rwanda?
0.0015 kt per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Rwanda rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 42nd 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.