Afghanistan vs Kazakhstan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Kazakhstan
0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
205th
Kazakhstan rank
204th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 205th and Kazakhstan ranks 204th of 215 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0147 metric tons per square kilometre Kazakhstan
2000s 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0125 metric tons per square kilometre 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre Kazakhstan
2010s 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0155 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0049 metric tons per square kilometre Kazakhstan
2020s 0.0196 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0219 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan?
0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kazakhstan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Kazakhstan rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 205th and Kazakhstan ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.