Poland vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Poland
0.0299 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0296 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
61st
Spain rank
64th

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

  • Poland
  • Spain
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0299 kt per square kilometre against 0.0296 kt per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 61st and Spain ranks 64th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0425 kt per square kilometre 0.013 kt per square kilometre 0.0295 kt per square kilometre Poland
1970s 0.0555 kt per square kilometre 0.0177 kt per square kilometre 0.0379 kt per square kilometre Poland
1980s 0.0594 kt per square kilometre 0.0194 kt per square kilometre 0.04 kt per square kilometre Poland
1990s 0.0555 kt per square kilometre 0.0233 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre Poland
2000s 0.045 kt per square kilometre 0.0304 kt per square kilometre 0.0146 kt per square kilometre Poland
2010s 0.0313 kt per square kilometre 0.0319 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0299 kt per square kilometre 0.03 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Poland or Spain?
Poland, at 0.0299 kt per square kilometre against 0.0296 kt per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Poland and Spain?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Poland ranks 61st and Spain ranks 64th 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.