Qatar vs Western Asia: Waste — Emissions per capita
Qatar
1.12 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Western Asia
0.55 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Qatar rank
5th
Western Asia rank
3rd
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Qatar
- Western Asia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.12 t CO2eq/cap against 0.55 t CO2eq/cap in Western Asia, a difference of 0.57 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.0 times Western Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 5th and Western Asia ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.288 t CO2eq/cap | 0.826 t CO2eq/cap | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.386 t CO2eq/cap | 0.917 t CO2eq/cap | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.499 t CO2eq/cap | 0.632 t CO2eq/cap | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5425 t CO2eq/cap | 0.565 t CO2eq/cap | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Qatar or Western Asia?
- Qatar, at 1.12 t CO2eq/cap against 0.55 t CO2eq/cap in Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Qatar and Western Asia?
- 0.57 t CO2eq/cap, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Western Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and Western Asia rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Qatar ranks 5th and Western Asia ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
- 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.