France vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

France
0.0372 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0352 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
57th
Nigeria rank
60th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Nigeria
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 0.0372 kt per square kilometre against 0.0352 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.002 kt per square kilometre.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 57th and Nigeria ranks 60th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0309 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0256 kt per square kilometre France
1970s 0.0419 kt per square kilometre 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.035 kt per square kilometre France
1980s 0.0426 kt per square kilometre 0.0093 kt per square kilometre 0.0333 kt per square kilometre France
1990s 0.0475 kt per square kilometre 0.0124 kt per square kilometre 0.0351 kt per square kilometre France
2000s 0.0513 kt per square kilometre 0.018 kt per square kilometre 0.0333 kt per square kilometre France
2010s 0.046 kt per square kilometre 0.0272 kt per square kilometre 0.0188 kt per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0386 kt per square kilometre 0.0339 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, France or Nigeria?
France, at 0.0372 kt per square kilometre against 0.0352 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between France and Nigeria?
0.002 kt per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
France ranks 57th and Nigeria ranks 60th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.