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

Ghana
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
83rd
Senegal rank
85th

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

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

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

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

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

Ghana ranks 83rd and Senegal ranks 85th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Senegal
1990s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Senegal
2000s 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 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, Ghana or Senegal?
Ghana, at 0.0016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Ghana and Senegal?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 83rd and Senegal ranks 85th 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.