Nigeria vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Nigeria
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4,940 kt against 1,060 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 3,880 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.7 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th of 232 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162.44 kt | 6,290 kt | 6,128 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 209.2 kt | 8,172 kt | 7,963 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 279.8 kt | 8,550 kt | 8,270 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 366.1 kt | 7,712 kt | 7,346 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 530.1 kt | 5,509 kt | 4,979 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 813.3 kt | 4,728 kt | 3,915 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1,019 kt | 4,902 kt | 3,883 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Nigeria or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4,940 kt against 1,060 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Nigeria and United States of America?
- 3,880 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th 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
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