Ireland vs United Kingdom: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Ireland
3.78 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
3.73 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
51st
United Kingdom rank
52nd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre against 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Ireland ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7119 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.96 metric tons per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.38 metric tons per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 3.39 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3173 metric tons per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 5.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 5.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.49 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.61 metric tons per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9763 metric tons per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.83 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.56 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2696 metric tons per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Ireland or United Kingdom?
- Ireland, at 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre against 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 52nd 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.