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

China
0.0395 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0412 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
47th
Rwanda rank
44th

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

  • China
  • Rwanda
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0412 kt per square kilometre against 0.0395 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0017 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

China ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0154 kt per square kilometre 0.0069 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.0172 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.012 kt per square kilometre 0.0172 kt per square kilometre 0.0052 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.0199 kt per square kilometre 0.0227 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0305 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.0378 kt per square kilometre 0.0397 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0412 kt per square kilometre against 0.0395 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Rwanda?
0.0017 kt per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Rwanda rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
China ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 44th 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.