Canada vs Iceland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Canada
0.0024 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
0.0025 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
165th
Iceland rank
164th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0025 kt per square kilometre against 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 165th and Iceland ranks 164th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.0025 kt per square kilometre against 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 165th and Iceland ranks 164th 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.