United Arab Emirates vs World: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- United Arab Emirates
- World
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.69 t CO2eq/cap against 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in World, a difference of 0.45 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.9 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
United Arab Emirates ranks 16th and World ranks 18th of 208 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | 0.234 t CO2eq/cap | 0.416 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.663 t CO2eq/cap | 0.221 t CO2eq/cap | 0.442 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.226 t CO2eq/cap | 0.524 t CO2eq/cap | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 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, United Arab Emirates or World?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.69 t CO2eq/cap against 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between United Arab Emirates and World?
- 0.45 t CO2eq/cap, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do United Arab Emirates and World rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 16th and World ranks 18th 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.