Qatar vs World: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Qatar
0.0013 kt per person
in 2023
World
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
Qatar rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

  • Qatar
  • World
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0013 kt per person against 0.0002 kt per person in World, a difference of 0.0011 kt per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 5.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person World
1970s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Qatar
1980s 0.001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Qatar
1990s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Qatar
2000s 0.0013 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person Qatar
2010s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.001 kt per person Qatar
2020s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.001 kt per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Qatar or World?
Qatar, at 0.0013 kt per person against 0.0002 kt per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Qatar and World?
0.0011 kt per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Qatar and World rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Qatar ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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

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.