Egypt vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate

Egypt
1.8 % change on previous year
in 2023
Nigeria
1.9 % change on previous year
in 2023
Egypt rank
60th
Nigeria rank
57th

Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
0510152025197119972023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.9 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Egypt, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 60th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 10.24 % change on previous year 2.44 % change on previous year 7.81 % change on previous year Egypt
2010s 2.01 % change on previous year 2.44 % change on previous year 0.4305 % change on previous year Nigeria
2020s 1.79 % change on previous year 2.22 % change on previous year 0.429 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.9 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate between Egypt and Nigeria?
0.1 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate?
Egypt ranks 60th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 8,415 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.