Ecuador vs Japan: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Ecuador
0.0178 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0177 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
95th
Japan rank
97th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Japan
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0178 kt per square kilometre against 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

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

Ecuador ranks 95th and Japan ranks 97th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0031 kt per square kilometre 0.044 kt per square kilometre 0.0409 kt per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0549 kt per square kilometre 0.0502 kt per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.0542 kt per square kilometre 0.0474 kt per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0097 kt per square kilometre 0.0502 kt per square kilometre 0.0405 kt per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0134 kt per square kilometre 0.0343 kt per square kilometre 0.0208 kt per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0156 kt per square kilometre 0.0232 kt per square kilometre 0.0077 kt per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0174 kt per square kilometre 0.0185 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Ecuador or Japan?
Ecuador, at 0.0178 kt per square kilometre against 0.0177 kt per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Ecuador and Japan?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Japan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 95th and Japan ranks 97th 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.