Belgium vs El Salvador: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Belgium
0.0746 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
0.0701 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
27th
El Salvador rank
30th

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

  • Belgium
  • El Salvador
0.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0746 kt per square kilometre against 0.0701 kt per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0045 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 30th of 186 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1065 kt per square kilometre 0.0654 kt per square kilometre 0.0412 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 0.0823 kt per square kilometre 0.0602 kt per square kilometre 0.0221 kt per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 0.0779 kt per square kilometre 0.0683 kt per square kilometre 0.0096 kt per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Belgium or El Salvador?
Belgium, at 0.0746 kt per square kilometre against 0.0701 kt per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Belgium and El Salvador?
0.0045 kt per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and El Salvador?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and El Salvador rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 30th 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.