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

Switzerland
0.0058 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.0056 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
146th
Syria rank
147th

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

  • Switzerland
  • Syria
00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0058 kt per square kilometre against 0.0056 kt per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 146th and Syria ranks 147th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0339 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.03 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0438 kt per square kilometre 0.0061 kt per square kilometre 0.0377 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.0419 kt per square kilometre 0.0087 kt per square kilometre 0.0332 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.0259 kt per square kilometre 0.0103 kt per square kilometre 0.0155 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0198 kt per square kilometre 0.0056 kt per square kilometre Syria
2010s 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0217 kt per square kilometre 0.016 kt per square kilometre Syria
2020s 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Switzerland or Syria?
Switzerland, at 0.0058 kt per square kilometre against 0.0056 kt per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Switzerland and Syria?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Syria rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Switzerland ranks 146th and Syria ranks 147th 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.