Romania vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Romania
0.0406 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0413 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania rank
53rd
Spain rank
51st

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

  • Romania
  • Spain
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0413 kt per square kilometre against 0.0406 kt per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 0.0007 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 51st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0173 kt per square kilometre 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre Romania
1970s 0.0217 kt per square kilometre 0.0231 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.0261 kt per square kilometre 0.0262 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.0203 kt per square kilometre 0.0303 kt per square kilometre 0.01 kt per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0255 kt per square kilometre 0.0397 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0342 kt per square kilometre 0.0418 kt per square kilometre 0.0076 kt per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0397 kt per square kilometre 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Romania or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0413 kt per square kilometre against 0.0406 kt per square kilometre in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Romania and Spain?
0.0007 kt per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Romania and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Romania ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 51st 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.