Nigeria vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Nigeria
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 147,890 kt against 32,059 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 115,831 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.6 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 16th of 232 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,892 kt | 179,859 kt | 174,967 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 6,307 kt | 233,307 kt | 227,000 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 8,466 kt | 244,472 kt | 236,006 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 11,255 kt | 222,272 kt | 211,017 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 16,385 kt | 162,036 kt | 145,650 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 24,753 kt | 140,857 kt | 116,103 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 30,842 kt | 146,641 kt | 115,799 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 147,890 kt against 32,059 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and United States of America?
- 115,831 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Nigeria ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 16th 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