India vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
India
0.0419 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0434 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
42nd
Portugal rank
40th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- India
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0434 kt per square kilometre against 0.0419 kt per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0015 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
India ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 40th of 186 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | 0.0311 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | 0.0624 kt per square kilometre | 0.0376 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0304 kt per square kilometre | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0368 kt per square kilometre | 0.0383 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, India or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0434 kt per square kilometre against 0.0419 kt per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between India and Portugal?
- 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 40th 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.