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
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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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.