Afghanistan vs Argentina: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0029 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina
0.0037 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
161st
Argentina rank
158th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Argentina
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0037 kt per square kilometre against 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0008 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 161st and Argentina ranks 158th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Argentina Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Argentina
1970s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre Argentina
1980s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Argentina?
Argentina, at 0.0037 kt per square kilometre against 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Argentina?
0.0008 kt per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 161st and Argentina ranks 158th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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.