Nigeria vs Southern Asia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria
24,127 kt
in 2023
Southern Asia
159,583 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
8th
Southern Asia rank
3rd

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Southern Asia
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 159,583 kt against 24,127 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 135,456 kt.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 6.6 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 8th and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 22,099 kt 130,692 kt 108,593 kt Southern Asia
2000s 22,995 kt 145,424 kt 122,429 kt Southern Asia
2010s 23,979 kt 154,725 kt 130,745 kt Southern Asia
2020s 24,145 kt 158,876 kt 134,731 kt Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 159,583 kt against 24,127 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and Southern Asia?
135,456 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Southern Asia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Southern Asia rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 8th and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
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
Last refreshed

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.