Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Nigeria: Solid Food Waste — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
193.78 kt
in 2023
Nigeria
861.68 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
Nigeria rank
8th

Solid Food Waste — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Nigeria
200400600800199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 861.68 kt against 193.78 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 667.9 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 15 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 177.23 kt 789.25 kt 612.01 kt Nigeria
2000s 180.49 kt 821.25 kt 640.76 kt Nigeria
2010s 188.34 kt 856.4 kt 668.06 kt Nigeria
2020s 192.8 kt 862.33 kt 669.53 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 861.68 kt against 193.78 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria?
667.9 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria rank globally for solid food waste — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 15 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.