China vs Romania: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

China
0.0395 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
0.0389 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
47th
Romania rank
49th

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

  • China
  • Romania
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0395 kt per square kilometre against 0.0389 kt per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.

China ranks 47th and Romania ranks 49th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0158 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre Romania
1970s 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.0199 kt per square kilometre 0.0098 kt per square kilometre Romania
1980s 0.012 kt per square kilometre 0.0243 kt per square kilometre 0.0123 kt per square kilometre Romania
1990s 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0184 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre Romania
2000s 0.0199 kt per square kilometre 0.0233 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre Romania
2010s 0.0305 kt per square kilometre 0.0325 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre Romania
2020s 0.0378 kt per square kilometre 0.038 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Romania?
China, at 0.0395 kt per square kilometre against 0.0389 kt per square kilometre in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Romania?
0.0006 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Romania rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
China ranks 47th and Romania ranks 49th 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.