Comoros vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Comoros
0.0809 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.072 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Comoros rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
28th

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

  • Comoros
  • Sri Lanka
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 0.0809 kt per square kilometre against 0.072 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0089 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Comoros ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0253 kt per square kilometre 0.0101 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0202 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre 0.012 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0292 kt per square kilometre 0.0391 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0395 kt per square kilometre 0.0455 kt per square kilometre 0.006 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.05 kt per square kilometre 0.053 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0652 kt per square kilometre 0.0633 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre Comoros
2020s 0.0781 kt per square kilometre 0.0703 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Comoros or Sri Lanka?
Comoros, at 0.0809 kt per square kilometre against 0.072 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Comoros and Sri Lanka?
0.0089 kt per square kilometre, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Comoros ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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.