Qatar vs South Africa: How have things changed?, per capita

Qatar
0.0074 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0083 metric tons per person
in 2024
Qatar rank
120th
South Africa rank
117th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Qatar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0083 metric tons per person against 0.0074 metric tons per person in Qatar, a difference of 0.0009 metric tons per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Qatar ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 117th of 215 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0175 metric tons per person 0.086 metric tons per person 0.0685 metric tons per person South Africa
1970s 0.0113 metric tons per person 0.052 metric tons per person 0.0406 metric tons per person South Africa
1980s 0.0076 metric tons per person 0.029 metric tons per person 0.0214 metric tons per person South Africa
1990s 0.0115 metric tons per person 0.0131 metric tons per person 0.0016 metric tons per person South Africa
2000s 0.0131 metric tons per person 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0025 metric tons per person South Africa
2010s 0.0068 metric tons per person 0.0115 metric tons per person 0.0047 metric tons per person South Africa
2020s 0.0067 metric tons per person 0.0095 metric tons per person 0.0028 metric tons per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Qatar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0083 metric tons per person against 0.0074 metric tons per person in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Qatar and South Africa?
0.0009 metric tons per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Africa?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Qatar and South Africa rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Qatar ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.