Australia vs Libya: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Australia
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
174th
Libya rank
173rd

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

  • Australia
  • Libya
00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 174th and Libya ranks 173rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Australia
1970s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Australia
1990s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Australia or Libya?
Libya, at 0.0016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Australia and Libya?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Libya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Libya rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 174th and Libya ranks 173rd 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.