Finland vs Sweden: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Finland
0.0079 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0077 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
135th
Sweden rank
138th

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

  • Finland
  • Sweden
0.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0079 kt per square kilometre against 0.0077 kt per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 138th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0115 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Finland
1970s 0.0189 kt per square kilometre 0.0143 kt per square kilometre 0.0046 kt per square kilometre Finland
1980s 0.02 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0058 kt per square kilometre Finland
1990s 0.0214 kt per square kilometre 0.014 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre Finland
2000s 0.0174 kt per square kilometre 0.0124 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre Finland
2010s 0.0132 kt per square kilometre 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.005 kt per square kilometre Finland
2020s 0.0103 kt per square kilometre 0.0077 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Finland or Sweden?
Finland, at 0.0079 kt per square kilometre against 0.0077 kt per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Finland and Sweden?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 135th and Sweden ranks 138th 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.