El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0701 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.072 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.072 kt per square kilometre against 0.0701 kt per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0019 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | 0.0253 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0301 kt per square kilometre | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0432 kt per square kilometre | 0.0391 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0585 kt per square kilometre | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | 0.013 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0654 kt per square kilometre | 0.053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0124 kt per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0602 kt per square kilometre | 0.0633 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0683 kt per square kilometre | 0.0703 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.072 kt per square kilometre against 0.0701 kt per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0019 kt per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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.