Benin vs Nicaragua: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Benin
0.0115 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0111 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
117th
Nicaragua rank
120th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0115 kt per square kilometre against 0.0111 kt per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0004 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 Nicaragua ranks 120th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 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 Nicaragua?
- Benin, at 0.0115 kt per square kilometre against 0.0111 kt per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Benin and Nicaragua?
- 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Nicaragua rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 120th 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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About this data
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.