Nigeria vs Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
35th

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Switzerland
0000.001196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

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

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

Nigeria ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 35th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre
1970s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Switzerland?
Nigeria, at 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Switzerland?
0 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Switzerland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 35th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
137 places, 7,811 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.