Egypt vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Egypt
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0001 kt per person
in 2023
Egypt rank
126th
Nigeria rank
129th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
0000196119922023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Egypt ranks 126th and Nigeria ranks 129th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Egypt
1970s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Egypt
1980s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Egypt
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Egypt
2000s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Egypt
2010s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Egypt
2020s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt, at 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Egypt and Nigeria?
0.0001 kt per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Egypt ranks 126th and Nigeria ranks 129th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.