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

Denmark
0.0053 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0056 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
20th
Rwanda rank
19th

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

  • Denmark
  • Rwanda
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda 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 Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
Rwanda, 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 Rwanda?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Rwanda rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 19th 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.