Nigeria vs Northern America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Nigeria
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 170,311 kt against 32,059 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 138,252 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 14th of 232 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,892 kt | 194,396 kt | 189,504 kt | Northern America |
| 1970s | 6,307 kt | 252,705 kt | 246,398 kt | Northern America |
| 1980s | 8,466 kt | 266,593 kt | 258,127 kt | Northern America |
| 1990s | 11,255 kt | 244,418 kt | 233,163 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 16,385 kt | 184,251 kt | 167,865 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 24,753 kt | 160,979 kt | 136,225 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 30,842 kt | 168,612 kt | 137,770 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 170,311 kt against 32,059 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and Northern America?
- 138,252 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Northern America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Nigeria ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 14th of 232 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
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