Mexico vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions

Mexico
2,220 kt
in 2023
Nigeria
1,060 kt
in 2023
Mexico rank
12th
Nigeria rank
15th

Waste — Emissions over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2,220 kt against 1,060 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 1,160 kt.

That makes Mexico's figure about 2.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 412.33 kt 162.44 kt 249.89 kt Mexico
1970s 690.3 kt 209.2 kt 481.1 kt Mexico
1980s 1,032 kt 279.8 kt 751.7 kt Mexico
1990s 1,353 kt 366.1 kt 986.9 kt Mexico
2000s 1,636 kt 530.1 kt 1,106 kt Mexico
2010s 1,919 kt 813.3 kt 1,106 kt Mexico
2020s 2,172 kt 1,019 kt 1,153 kt Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Mexico or Nigeria?
Mexico, at 2,220 kt against 1,060 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Mexico and Nigeria?
1,160 kt, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions?
Mexico ranks 12th 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