Cuba vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Cuba
0.0426 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0434 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
41st
Portugal rank
40th

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

  • Cuba
  • Portugal
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0434 kt per square kilometre against 0.0426 kt per square kilometre in Cuba, a difference of 0.0008 kt per square kilometre.

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

Cuba ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0197 kt per square kilometre 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0217 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 0.0269 kt per square kilometre 0.0483 kt per square kilometre 0.0215 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.0336 kt per square kilometre 0.0522 kt per square kilometre 0.0187 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.0346 kt per square kilometre 0.0624 kt per square kilometre 0.0278 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0371 kt per square kilometre 0.0583 kt per square kilometre 0.0212 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0402 kt per square kilometre 0.0383 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Cuba
2020s 0.0423 kt per square kilometre 0.0416 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Cuba or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0434 kt per square kilometre against 0.0426 kt per square kilometre in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Cuba and Portugal?
0.0008 kt per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th 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.