Colombia vs Ghana: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

Colombia
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
86th
Ghana rank
83rd

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Ghana
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 83rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Colombia
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Colombia or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.0016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Colombia and Ghana?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 83rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (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 N2O (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.