Which has higher waste — emissions, Americas or Nigeria?

Americas, at 1,326 kt against 214 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.

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

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 (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions

Americas

1,326 kt

in 2023

Nigeria

214 kt

in 2023

Americas rank

11th

Nigeria rank

13th

Waste — Emissions over time

Americas
Nigeria

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1,326 kt against 214 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 1,112 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 6.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Americas ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 33 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	243.46 kt	0 kt	243.46 kt	Americas
1980s	324.36 kt	0 kt	324.36 kt	Americas
1990s	533.99 kt	0 kt	533.99 kt	Americas
2000s	727.51 kt	138.6 kt	588.91 kt	Americas
2010s	1,101 kt	176.5 kt	924.83 kt	Americas
2020s	1,305 kt	207.25 kt	1,098 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Americas or Nigeria?: Americas, at 1,326 kt against 214 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Americas and Nigeria?: 1,112 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions?: Americas ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 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