Denmark vs Turkey: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0749 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
0.0873 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
26th
Turkey rank
23rd

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

  • Denmark
  • Turkey
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.0873 kt per square kilometre against 0.0749 kt per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.0124 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

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

Denmark ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0466 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0433 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0573 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.0532 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0559 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.051 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0493 kt per square kilometre 0.0123 kt per square kilometre 0.037 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.038 kt per square kilometre 0.0323 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0515 kt per square kilometre 0.0608 kt per square kilometre 0.0093 kt per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 0.0723 kt per square kilometre 0.0829 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Denmark or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.0873 kt per square kilometre against 0.0749 kt per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Denmark and Turkey?
0.0124 kt per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Turkey rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 23rd 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.