Which has higher waste — emissions, Nigeria or Pakistan?

Nigeria, at 1,060 kt against 820 kt in Pakistan as of 2023.

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

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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Nigeria

1,060 kt

in 2023

Pakistan

820 kt

in 2023

Nigeria rank

15th

Pakistan rank

17th

Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1,060 kt against 820 kt in Pakistan, a difference of 240 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	162.44 kt	174.67 kt	12.22 kt	Pakistan
1970s	209.2 kt	207.8 kt	1.4 kt	Nigeria
1980s	279.8 kt	262.9 kt	16.9 kt	Nigeria
1990s	366.1 kt	338.2 kt	27.9 kt	Nigeria
2000s	530.1 kt	459.7 kt	70.4 kt	Nigeria
2010s	813.3 kt	625.6 kt	187.7 kt	Nigeria
2020s	1,019 kt	799.25 kt	220 kt	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 1,060 kt against 820 kt in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 240 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for waste — emissions?: Nigeria ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 17th 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: 26 October 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