Mexico vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Mexico
0.0334 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0352 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
61st
Nigeria rank
60th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0352 kt per square kilometre against 0.0334 kt per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0018 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mexico ranks 61st and Nigeria ranks 60th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | 0.0124 kt per square kilometre | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0288 kt per square kilometre | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0326 kt per square kilometre | 0.0339 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0352 kt per square kilometre against 0.0334 kt per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 0.0018 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 61st 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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About this data
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.