Poland vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

Poland
0.0025 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0028 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
61st
Portugal rank
58th

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

  • Poland
  • Portugal
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0028 kt per square kilometre against 0.0025 kt per square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

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

Poland ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 58th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Poland
1970s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Poland
1980s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Poland
1990s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Poland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0028 kt per square kilometre against 0.0025 kt per square kilometre in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Poland and Portugal?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Poland ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 58th 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.