Peru vs Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Peru
0.006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0058 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
145th
Switzerland rank
146th

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

  • Peru
  • Switzerland
00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0058 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

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

Peru ranks 145th and Switzerland ranks 146th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0339 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0438 kt per square kilometre 0.0413 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0419 kt per square kilometre 0.0385 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0259 kt per square kilometre 0.0216 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0093 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Peru or Switzerland?
Peru, at 0.006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0058 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Peru and Switzerland?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 145th and Switzerland ranks 146th 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.