What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Cyprus and Uruguay?

0.0003 kt per person, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Uruguay?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Cyprus

0.0015 kt per person

in 2023

Uruguay

0.0012 kt per person

in 2023

Cyprus rank

3rd

Uruguay rank

5th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

Cyprus
Uruguay

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.0015 kt per person against 0.0012 kt per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	Cyprus
1970s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	Cyprus
1980s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	Cyprus
1990s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	Cyprus
2000s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0 kt per person	Cyprus
2010s	0.0006 kt per person	0.0009 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	Uruguay
2020s	0.0012 kt per person	0.0013 kt per person	0 kt per person	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Cyprus or Uruguay?: Cyprus, at 0.0015 kt per person against 0.0012 kt per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Cyprus and Uruguay?: 0.0003 kt per person, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Uruguay?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Uruguay rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?: Cyprus ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.