Egypt vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Egypt
0.0154 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0151 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
104th
United States rank
105th

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

  • Egypt
  • United States
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0154 kt per square kilometre against 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

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

Egypt ranks 104th and United States ranks 105th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0042 kt per square kilometre 0.0192 kt per square kilometre 0.0151 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.025 kt per square kilometre 0.0193 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0073 kt per square kilometre 0.0261 kt per square kilometre 0.0188 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0236 kt per square kilometre 0.0153 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0168 kt per square kilometre 0.0079 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0113 kt per square kilometre 0.0145 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0145 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Egypt or United States?
Egypt, at 0.0154 kt per square kilometre against 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Egypt and United States?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 104th and United States ranks 105th 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.