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

Nigeria
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
33rd
United Kingdom rank
34th

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

  • Nigeria
  • United Kingdom
00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

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

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

Nigeria ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre
1970s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Nigeria or United Kingdom?
Nigeria, at 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Nigeria and United Kingdom?
0 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United Kingdom rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 34th 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.