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

Mexico
0.0011 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.001 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
106th
United States rank
108th

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

  • Mexico
  • United States
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0011 kt per square kilometre against 0.001 kt per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

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

Mexico ranks 106th and United States ranks 108th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Mexico or United States?
Mexico, at 0.0011 kt per square kilometre against 0.001 kt per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Mexico and United States?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 106th and United States ranks 108th 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.