Southern Europe vs United Arab Emirates: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Southern Europe
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.69 t CO2eq/cap against 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in Southern Europe, a difference of 0.37 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.2 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Southern Europe ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 31 groups.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Europe | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.409 t CO2eq/cap | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 0.241 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.425 t CO2eq/cap | 0.663 t CO2eq/cap | 0.238 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.355 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.395 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.325 t CO2eq/cap | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 0.385 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, Southern Europe or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.69 t CO2eq/cap against 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in Southern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Southern Europe and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.37 t CO2eq/cap, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and United Arab Emirates?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Southern Europe and United Arab Emirates rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Southern Europe ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 31 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.