Iraq vs Nauru: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Iraq
0.0266 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
0.0262 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
72nd
Nauru rank
74th

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

  • Iraq
  • Nauru
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0266 kt per square kilometre against 0.0262 kt per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

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

Iraq ranks 72nd and Nauru ranks 74th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nauru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.0136 kt per square kilometre 0.0095 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1970s 0.0066 kt per square kilometre 0.0166 kt per square kilometre 0.01 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1980s 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 0.0194 kt per square kilometre 0.0098 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1990s 0.0106 kt per square kilometre 0.0233 kt per square kilometre 0.0127 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2000s 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.024 kt per square kilometre 0.0098 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 0.0205 kt per square kilometre 0.026 kt per square kilometre 0.0055 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2020s 0.0255 kt per square kilometre 0.0263 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Iraq or Nauru?
Iraq, at 0.0266 kt per square kilometre against 0.0262 kt per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Iraq and Nauru?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nauru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Nauru rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 72nd and Nauru ranks 74th 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.