Nigeria vs Western Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Nigeria
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 1,265 kt against 214 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 1,051 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 5.9 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 13th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 169 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 0 kt | 1.34 kt | 1.34 kt | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 0 kt | 2.14 kt | 2.14 kt | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 0 kt | 126.35 kt | 126.35 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 138.6 kt | 374.81 kt | 236.21 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 176.5 kt | 621.14 kt | 444.64 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 207.25 kt | 1,038 kt | 830.38 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Nigeria or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 1,265 kt against 214 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Nigeria and Western Africa?
- 1,051 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Western Africa rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 13th and Western Africa ranks 12th 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
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