Ghana vs Samoa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Ghana
0.0103 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.0106 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
123rd
Samoa rank
122nd

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

  • Ghana
  • Samoa
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0106 kt per square kilometre against 0.0103 kt per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

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

Ghana ranks 123rd and Samoa ranks 122nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0066 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre Samoa
1970s 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0075 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 0.005 kt per square kilometre 0.008 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 0.006 kt per square kilometre 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.0092 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 0.0088 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 0.01 kt per square kilometre 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Ghana or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0106 kt per square kilometre against 0.0103 kt per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Ghana and Samoa?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 123rd and Samoa ranks 122nd 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.