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
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

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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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.