Colombia vs United States: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.5671 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
125th
United States rank
126th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • United States
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.5671 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

Colombia ranks 125th and United States ranks 126th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0613 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2871 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2258 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0648 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3516 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2868 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0846 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5478 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4633 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.5751 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6409 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0657 metric tons per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.7476 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6162 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1314 metric tons per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.6626 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6344 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0283 metric tons per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.5775 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5646 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Colombia or United States?
Colombia, at 0.5671 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5633 metric tons per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Colombia and United States?
0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Colombia and United States rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 125th and United States ranks 126th 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.