Sweden vs Vanuatu: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Sweden
0.0077 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.0071 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden rank
138th
Vanuatu rank
140th

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

  • Sweden
  • Vanuatu
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0077 kt per square kilometre against 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Sweden ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 140th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0115 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0105 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.0143 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0127 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.014 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0108 kt per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0124 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0081 kt per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0077 kt per square kilometre 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Sweden or Vanuatu?
Sweden, at 0.0077 kt per square kilometre against 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Sweden and Vanuatu?
0.0006 kt per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Vanuatu rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Sweden ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 140th 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.