Colombia vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions

Colombia
759 kt
in 2023
Nigeria
1,060 kt
in 2023
Colombia rank
18th
Nigeria rank
15th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Colombia
  • Nigeria
2004006008001.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1,060 kt against 759 kt in Colombia, a difference of 301 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Colombia ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 135.89 kt 162.44 kt 26.56 kt Nigeria
1970s 212.5 kt 209.2 kt 3.3 kt Colombia
1980s 308.4 kt 279.8 kt 28.6 kt Colombia
1990s 411.2 kt 366.1 kt 45.1 kt Colombia
2000s 515.6 kt 530.1 kt 14.5 kt Nigeria
2010s 651.1 kt 813.3 kt 162.2 kt Nigeria
2020s 736.75 kt 1,019 kt 282.5 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Colombia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1,060 kt against 759 kt in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Colombia and Nigeria?
301 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions?
Colombia ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf