Iceland vs Indonesia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Iceland
14.85 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
12.27 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
17th
Indonesia rank
20th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • Indonesia
05101520196519942023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 14.85 metric tons per square kilometre against 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 2.58 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 20th of 215 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 9.42 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6547 metric tons per square kilometre 8.76 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
1970s 10.7 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7934 metric tons per square kilometre 9.9 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 14.45 metric tons per square kilometre 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre 13.11 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 16.83 metric tons per square kilometre 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre 14.52 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 16.86 metric tons per square kilometre 3.69 metric tons per square kilometre 13.17 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre 10.38 metric tons per square kilometre 1.88 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 13.68 metric tons per square kilometre 11.8 metric tons per square kilometre 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Iceland or Indonesia?
Iceland, at 14.85 metric tons per square kilometre against 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Iceland and Indonesia?
2.58 metric tons per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Indonesia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Indonesia rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 20th 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.