El Salvador vs Guatemala: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0701 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.0658 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
30th
Guatemala rank
32nd
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0701 kt per square kilometre against 0.0658 kt per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0043 kt per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 30th and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0432 kt per square kilometre | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0585 kt per square kilometre | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | 0.0306 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0654 kt per square kilometre | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | 0.0276 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0602 kt per square kilometre | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0683 kt per square kilometre | 0.0635 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 0.0701 kt per square kilometre against 0.0658 kt per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.0043 kt per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 30th and Guatemala ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.