Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?

Nigeria, at 32,059 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria

32,059 kt

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

31,618 kt

in 2023

Nigeria rank

10th

Saudi Arabia rank

11th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Nigeria
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 32,059 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 441 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4,892 kt	991.2 kt	3,901 kt	Nigeria
1970s	6,307 kt	2,596 kt	3,711 kt	Nigeria
1980s	8,466 kt	6,207 kt	2,259 kt	Nigeria
1990s	11,255 kt	10,506 kt	749.52 kt	Nigeria
2000s	16,385 kt	15,941 kt	444.1 kt	Nigeria
2010s	24,753 kt	25,685 kt	931.79 kt	Saudi Arabia
2020s	30,842 kt	30,626 kt	216.38 kt	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?: Nigeria, at 32,059 kt against 31,618 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?: 441 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Nigeria ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 201 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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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: 13 August 2026

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