Iraq vs Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Iraq
0.0266 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
0.0282 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
72nd
Tuvalu rank
70th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.0282 kt per square kilometre against 0.0266 kt per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0016 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 72nd and Tuvalu ranks 70th of 186 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0281 kt per square kilometre | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0174 kt per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre | 0.0282 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 0.0281 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.0282 kt per square kilometre against 0.0266 kt per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Iraq and Tuvalu?
- 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Tuvalu rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 72nd and Tuvalu ranks 70th 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.