Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

Luxembourg
0.0066 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0085 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
13th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom
0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0085 kt per square kilometre against 0.0066 kt per square kilometre in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0019 kt per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 0.0056 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Luxembourg
2010s 0.0065 kt per square kilometre 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0065 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Luxembourg or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0085 kt per square kilometre against 0.0066 kt per square kilometre in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
0.0019 kt per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Luxembourg ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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.