Which has higher waste — emissions, Guatemala or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 214 kt against 203 kt in Guatemala as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala 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.

Guatemala vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Guatemala

203 kt

in 2023

Nigeria

214 kt

in 2023

Guatemala rank

15th

Nigeria rank

13th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Guatemala
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 214 kt against 203 kt in Guatemala, a difference of 11 kt.

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

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

Guatemala ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	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	58.6 kt	0 kt	58.6 kt	Guatemala
2000s	77.36 kt	138.6 kt	61.24 kt	Nigeria
2010s	144.4 kt	176.5 kt	32.1 kt	Nigeria
2020s	193.25 kt	207.25 kt	14 kt	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Guatemala or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 214 kt against 203 kt in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Guatemala and Nigeria?: 11 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions?: Guatemala ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 169 countries.
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: 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