Which has higher waste — emissions, Nigeria or Thailand?

Nigeria, at 1,060 kt against 906 kt in Thailand as of 2023.

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

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 Thailand: Waste — Emissions

Nigeria

1,060 kt

in 2023

Thailand

906 kt

in 2023

Nigeria rank

11th

Thailand rank

12th

Waste — Emissions over time

Nigeria
Thailand

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1,060 kt against 906 kt in Thailand, a difference of 154 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

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

Nigeria ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 12th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	162.44 kt	156.22 kt	6.22 kt	Nigeria
1970s	209.2 kt	218.2 kt	9 kt	Thailand
1980s	279.8 kt	294.4 kt	14.6 kt	Thailand
1990s	366.1 kt	396.5 kt	30.4 kt	Thailand
2000s	530.1 kt	555.8 kt	25.7 kt	Thailand
2010s	813.3 kt	768.8 kt	44.5 kt	Nigeria
2020s	1,019 kt	877.5 kt	141.75 kt	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Nigeria or Thailand?: Nigeria, at 1,060 kt against 906 kt in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Nigeria and Thailand?: 154 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for waste — emissions?: Nigeria ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 12th 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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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