Singapore vs World: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Singapore
6.75 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0141 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
World rank
1st

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

  • Singapore
  • World
0246196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 6.75 kt per square kilometre against 0.0141 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 6.74 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 477.7 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4136 kt per square kilometre 0.0072 kt per square kilometre 0.4064 kt per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 0.5404 kt per square kilometre 0.0093 kt per square kilometre 0.531 kt per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 0.8738 kt per square kilometre 0.0108 kt per square kilometre 0.8631 kt per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 1.56 kt per square kilometre 0.0102 kt per square kilometre 1.55 kt per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 3.09 kt per square kilometre 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 3.08 kt per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 4.99 kt per square kilometre 0.012 kt per square kilometre 4.98 kt per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 6.1 kt per square kilometre 0.0137 kt per square kilometre 6.09 kt per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Singapore or World?
Singapore, at 6.75 kt per square kilometre against 0.0141 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Singapore and World?
6.74 kt per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Singapore and World rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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.