Which has higher waste — emissions, Indonesia or Nigeria?

Indonesia, at 1,730 kt against 1,060 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Indonesia vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions

Indonesia

1,730 kt

in 2023

Nigeria

1,060 kt

in 2023

Indonesia rank

9th

Nigeria rank

11th

Waste — Emissions over time

Indonesia
Nigeria

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 1,730 kt against 1,060 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 670 kt.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

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

Indonesia ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	202.67 kt	162.44 kt	40.22 kt	Indonesia
1970s	260.3 kt	209.2 kt	51.1 kt	Indonesia
1980s	448.7 kt	279.8 kt	168.9 kt	Indonesia
1990s	760.7 kt	366.1 kt	394.6 kt	Indonesia
2000s	1,131 kt	530.1 kt	600.9 kt	Indonesia
2010s	1,490 kt	813.3 kt	676.7 kt	Indonesia
2020s	1,720 kt	1,019 kt	700.75 kt	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Indonesia or Nigeria?: Indonesia, at 1,730 kt against 1,060 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Indonesia and Nigeria?: 670 kt, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions?: Indonesia ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 201 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: 253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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