Which has higher waste — emissions, Nigeria or Portugal?

Nigeria, at 214 kt against 205 kt in Portugal as of 2023.

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

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.

Nigeria vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Nigeria

214 kt

in 2023

Portugal

205 kt

in 2023

Nigeria rank

13th

Portugal rank

14th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Nigeria
Portugal

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 214 kt against 205 kt in Portugal, a difference of 9 kt.

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

Nigeria ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 14th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0 kt	160.2 kt	160.2 kt	Portugal
1980s	0 kt	185.5 kt	185.5 kt	Portugal
1990s	0 kt	191.7 kt	191.7 kt	Portugal
2000s	138.6 kt	184.1 kt	45.5 kt	Portugal
2010s	176.5 kt	183 kt	6.5 kt	Portugal
2020s	207.25 kt	201 kt	6.25 kt	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Nigeria or Portugal?: Nigeria, at 214 kt against 205 kt in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Nigeria and Portugal?: 9 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions?: Nigeria ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 14th 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