Which has higher waste — emissions, Italy or Nigeria?

Italy, at 405 kt against 214 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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.

Italy vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Italy

405 kt

in 2023

Nigeria

214 kt

in 2023

Italy rank

10th

Nigeria rank

13th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Italy
Nigeria

How they compare

Italy currently reports 405 kt against 214 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 191 kt.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.9 times Nigeria's.

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

Italy ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	417.5 kt	0 kt	417.5 kt	Italy
1980s	450.7 kt	0 kt	450.7 kt	Italy
1990s	503.1 kt	0 kt	503.1 kt	Italy
2000s	470 kt	138.6 kt	331.4 kt	Italy
2010s	445.7 kt	176.5 kt	269.2 kt	Italy
2020s	419.75 kt	207.25 kt	212.5 kt	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Italy or Nigeria?: Italy, at 405 kt against 214 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Italy and Nigeria?: 191 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions?: Italy ranks 10th 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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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