Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Benin
0.0115 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.0114 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
117th
Guinea-Bissau rank
119th

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

  • Benin
  • Guinea-Bissau
00.0030.0050.0070.010.013196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0115 kt per square kilometre against 0.0114 kt per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 117th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Benin
1970s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Benin
1980s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Benin
1990s 0.005 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.0067 kt per square kilometre 0.0063 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.0091 kt per square kilometre 0.0088 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
Benin, at 0.0115 kt per square kilometre against 0.0114 kt per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 117th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th 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.