Bulgaria vs Tonga: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.0485 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
0.0498 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
38th
Tonga rank
36th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Tonga
0.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.0498 kt per square kilometre against 0.0485 kt per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0013 kt per square kilometre.

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

Bulgaria ranks 38th and Tonga ranks 36th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0519 kt per square kilometre 0.0218 kt per square kilometre 0.0302 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 0.0628 kt per square kilometre 0.0295 kt per square kilometre 0.0333 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 0.0681 kt per square kilometre 0.0369 kt per square kilometre 0.0312 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.064 kt per square kilometre 0.04 kt per square kilometre 0.0239 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.0583 kt per square kilometre 0.0433 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.0532 kt per square kilometre 0.0465 kt per square kilometre 0.0067 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.0507 kt per square kilometre 0.0493 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.0498 kt per square kilometre against 0.0485 kt per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Tonga?
0.0013 kt per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tonga?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Tonga rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Tonga ranks 36th 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.