Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0149 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0145 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
106th
Saudi Arabia rank
108th

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

  • Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0149 kt per square kilometre against 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 106th and Saudi Arabia ranks 108th of 186 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre Brazil
1970s 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre Brazil
1980s 0.0063 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre Brazil
1990s 0.009 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 0.0112 kt per square kilometre 0.0073 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 0.0129 kt per square kilometre 0.0117 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 0.0146 kt per square kilometre 0.014 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
Brazil, at 0.0149 kt per square kilometre against 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 106th and Saudi Arabia ranks 108th 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.