Kazakhstan vs Laos: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Kazakhstan
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
0.0021 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
172nd
Laos rank
170th

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Laos
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0021 kt per square kilometre against 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 172nd and Laos ranks 170th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Kazakhstan
2000s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Kazakhstan
2010s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Laos
2020s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Kazakhstan or Laos?
Laos, at 0.0021 kt per square kilometre against 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Kazakhstan and Laos?
0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Laos?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Laos rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Kazakhstan ranks 172nd and Laos ranks 170th 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.