Denmark vs India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0053 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0056 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
20th
India rank
18th

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

  • Denmark
  • India
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0056 kt per square kilometre against 0.0053 kt per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

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

Denmark ranks 20th and India ranks 18th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre India
2020s 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Denmark or India?
India, at 0.0056 kt per square kilometre against 0.0053 kt per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Denmark and India?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and India rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 20th and India ranks 18th 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.