New Zealand vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
New Zealand
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0012 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
8th
Uruguay rank
5th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0012 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.001 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 0.0003 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, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0012 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.0003 kt per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.