Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Gambia
0.0271 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0264 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
71st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
73rd

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

  • Gambia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0271 kt per square kilometre against 0.0264 kt per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0007 kt per square kilometre.

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

Gambia ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0056 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0066 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0099 kt per square kilometre 0.009 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.0143 kt per square kilometre 0.0129 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.0207 kt per square kilometre 0.02 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.0259 kt per square kilometre 0.0252 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Gambia, at 0.0271 kt per square kilometre against 0.0264 kt per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0007 kt per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd 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.