Austria vs France: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Austria
0.029 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.0295 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
67th
France rank
65th

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

  • Austria
  • France
0.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 0.0295 kt per square kilometre against 0.029 kt per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 67th and France ranks 65th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0496 kt per square kilometre 0.0291 kt per square kilometre 0.0205 kt per square kilometre Austria
1970s 0.0625 kt per square kilometre 0.0373 kt per square kilometre 0.0252 kt per square kilometre Austria
1980s 0.0628 kt per square kilometre 0.0375 kt per square kilometre 0.0253 kt per square kilometre Austria
1990s 0.054 kt per square kilometre 0.0417 kt per square kilometre 0.0123 kt per square kilometre Austria
2000s 0.0388 kt per square kilometre 0.0447 kt per square kilometre 0.0058 kt per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0267 kt per square kilometre 0.0386 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre France
2020s 0.028 kt per square kilometre 0.031 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Austria or France?
France, at 0.0295 kt per square kilometre against 0.029 kt per square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Austria and France?
0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and France rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 67th and France ranks 65th 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.