Eastern Asia vs United Arab Emirates: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Eastern Asia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.69 t CO2eq/cap against 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.42 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.6 times Eastern Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 32 groups.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.135 t CO2eq/cap | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 0.515 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.161 t CO2eq/cap | 0.663 t CO2eq/cap | 0.502 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.214 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.536 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.255 t CO2eq/cap | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 0.455 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Eastern Asia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.69 t CO2eq/cap against 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Eastern Asia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.42 t CO2eq/cap, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and United Arab Emirates?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Asia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Eastern Asia ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.