Uruguay vs Western Asia: Waste — Emissions per capita
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Uruguay
- Western Asia
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.24 t CO2eq/cap against 0.55 t CO2eq/cap in Western Asia, a difference of 0.69 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.3 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Asia ahead.
Uruguay ranks 4th and Western Asia ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.119 t CO2eq/cap | 0.288 t CO2eq/cap | 0.169 t CO2eq/cap | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 0.205 t CO2eq/cap | 0.386 t CO2eq/cap | 0.181 t CO2eq/cap | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 0.913 t CO2eq/cap | 0.499 t CO2eq/cap | 0.414 t CO2eq/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5425 t CO2eq/cap | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Uruguay or Western Asia?
- Uruguay, at 1.24 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 Uruguay and Western Asia?
- 0.69 t CO2eq/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Western Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Uruguay and Western Asia rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 4th 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.