Iceland vs United Arab Emirates: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Iceland
0.0006 kt per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0007 kt per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
17th
United Arab Emirates rank
14th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • United Arab Emirates
000.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0007 kt per person against 0.0006 kt per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 14th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person Iceland
1970s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Iceland
1980s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Iceland
1990s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Iceland
2000s 0.001 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Iceland
2010s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Iceland
2020s 0.0007 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0 kt per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Iceland or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0007 kt per person against 0.0006 kt per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
0.0001 kt per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Iceland ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 14th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.