New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

New Zealand
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0010.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0009 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0 kt per person.

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 Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0012 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0004 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 0.0009 kt per person 0 kt per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0009 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
0 kt per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.