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

Rwanda
0.0469 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0461 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
42nd
United Kingdom rank
44th

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

  • Rwanda
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0469 kt per square kilometre against 0.0461 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0008 kt per square kilometre.

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

Rwanda ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0165 kt per square kilometre 0.1886 kt per square kilometre 0.1721 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0187 kt per square kilometre 0.2223 kt per square kilometre 0.2036 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0192 kt per square kilometre 0.2215 kt per square kilometre 0.2023 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.017 kt per square kilometre 0.2543 kt per square kilometre 0.2373 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0258 kt per square kilometre 0.148 kt per square kilometre 0.1222 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0369 kt per square kilometre 0.0524 kt per square kilometre 0.0155 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0452 kt per square kilometre 0.0467 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Rwanda or United Kingdom?
Rwanda, at 0.0469 kt per square kilometre against 0.0461 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Rwanda and United Kingdom?
0.0008 kt per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and United Kingdom rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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.