Which has higher waste — emissions, Cabo Verde or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 214 kt against 64.1 kt in Cabo Verde as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde 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.

Cabo Verde vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions

Cabo Verde

64.1 kt

in 2023

Nigeria

214 kt

in 2023

Cabo Verde rank

24th

Nigeria rank

13th

Waste — Emissions over time

Cabo Verde
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 214 kt against 64.1 kt in Cabo Verde, a difference of 149.9 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.3 times Cabo Verde's.

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

Cabo Verde ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 32 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cabo Verde	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1980s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1990s	29.28 kt	0 kt	29.28 kt	Cabo Verde
2000s	55.46 kt	138.6 kt	83.14 kt	Nigeria
2010s	76.51 kt	176.5 kt	99.99 kt	Nigeria
2020s	67.65 kt	207.25 kt	139.6 kt	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Cabo Verde or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 214 kt against 64.1 kt in Cabo Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Cabo Verde and Nigeria?: 149.9 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cabo Verde and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions?: Cabo Verde ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 32 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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About this data

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: 192 places, 11,013 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