India vs Rwanda: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

India
0.0419 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0412 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
42nd
Rwanda rank
44th

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

  • India
  • Rwanda
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0419 kt per square kilometre against 0.0412 kt per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0007 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 44th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0154 kt per square kilometre 0.0154 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.0179 kt per square kilometre 0.0172 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0211 kt per square kilometre 0.0172 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0248 kt per square kilometre 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0097 kt per square kilometre India
2000s 0.0304 kt per square kilometre 0.0227 kt per square kilometre 0.0077 kt per square kilometre India
2010s 0.0368 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre 0.0045 kt per square kilometre India
2020s 0.041 kt per square kilometre 0.0397 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre India

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 Rwanda?
India, at 0.0419 kt per square kilometre against 0.0412 kt per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between India and Rwanda?
0.0007 kt per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Rwanda rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
India ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 44th 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.