Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.24 t CO2eq/cap against 0.95 t CO2eq/cap in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.29 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.808 t CO2eq/cap | 0.119 t CO2eq/cap | 0.689 t CO2eq/cap | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.789 t CO2eq/cap | 0.205 t CO2eq/cap | 0.584 t CO2eq/cap | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.892 t CO2eq/cap | 0.913 t CO2eq/cap | 0.021 t CO2eq/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.96 t CO2eq/cap | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2925 t CO2eq/cap | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.24 t CO2eq/cap against 0.95 t CO2eq/cap in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Uruguay rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 208 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.