China vs Netherlands: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
China
9.75 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
9.18 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
24th
Netherlands rank
25th
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Netherlands
How they compare
China currently reports 9.75 metric tons per square kilometre against 9.18 metric tons per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.57 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
China ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.412 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.61 metric tons per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.5744 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.01 metric tons per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9974 metric tons per square kilometre | 14.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.81 metric tons per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 15.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.72 metric tons per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.74 metric tons per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.85 metric tons per square kilometre | 13 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.15 metric tons per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 9.32 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.91 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5858 metric tons per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, China or Netherlands?
- China, at 9.75 metric tons per square kilometre against 9.18 metric tons per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between China and Netherlands?
- 0.57 metric tons per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Netherlands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and Netherlands rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 25th 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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About this data
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.