South Africa vs Togo: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

South Africa
0.0173 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Togo
0.0163 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
100th
Togo rank
103rd

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

  • South Africa
  • Togo
0.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0173 kt per square kilometre against 0.0163 kt per square kilometre in Togo, a difference of 0.001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.

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

South Africa ranks 100th and Togo ranks 103rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Togo
1970s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Togo
1980s 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 0.0062 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0094 kt per square kilometre 0.0075 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0122 kt per square kilometre 0.009 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0155 kt per square kilometre 0.0125 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0169 kt per square kilometre 0.0156 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, South Africa or Togo?
South Africa, at 0.0173 kt per square kilometre against 0.0163 kt per square kilometre in Togo as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between South Africa and Togo?
0.001 kt per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Togo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Togo rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 100th and Togo ranks 103rd 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.