Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
4,495 kt
in 2023
Nigeria
32,059 kt
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Nigeria rank
10th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Nigeria
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 32,059 kt against 4,495 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 27,564 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 7.1 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 2,426 kt 4,892 kt 2,466 kt Nigeria
1970s 3,185 kt 6,307 kt 3,123 kt Nigeria
1980s 3,828 kt 8,466 kt 4,638 kt Nigeria
1990s 4,065 kt 11,255 kt 7,190 kt Nigeria
2000s 4,065 kt 16,385 kt 12,320 kt Nigeria
2010s 4,253 kt 24,753 kt 20,501 kt Nigeria
2020s 4,455 kt 30,842 kt 26,388 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 32,059 kt against 4,495 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Nigeria?
27,564 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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