Euro area vs Hong Kong: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre

Euro area
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong
0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Euro area rank
3rd
Hong Kong rank
2nd

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre over time

  • Euro area
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Euro area, a difference of 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 136.4 times Euro area's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Hong Kong
1980s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre, Euro area or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre between Euro area and Hong Kong?
0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Hong Kong?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Hong Kong rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre?
Euro area ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 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.