Nigeria vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Nigeria
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 201,318 kt against 32,059 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 169,259 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 6.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 14th and South America ranks 12th of 232 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,892 kt | 39,293 kt | 34,401 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 6,307 kt | 60,661 kt | 54,354 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 8,466 kt | 92,772 kt | 84,306 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 11,255 kt | 127,774 kt | 116,519 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 16,385 kt | 156,588 kt | 140,203 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 24,753 kt | 178,742 kt | 153,988 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 30,842 kt | 197,897 kt | 167,055 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or South America?
- South America, at 201,318 kt against 32,059 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and South America?
- 169,259 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Nigeria ranks 14th and South America ranks 12th 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