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

Saudi Arabia
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0012 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Uruguay rank
5th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Uruguay
000.0010.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0012 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0 kt per person Uruguay
2020s 0.001 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, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0012 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
0.0003 kt per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Uruguay rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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

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.