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

Nigeria
0.0352 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.033 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
60th
Pakistan rank
63rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0352 kt per square kilometre against 0.033 kt per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0022 kt per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 60th and Pakistan ranks 63rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.0084 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.0093 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.0124 kt per square kilometre 0.0139 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.018 kt per square kilometre 0.0187 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.0272 kt per square kilometre 0.0253 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0339 kt per square kilometre 0.0321 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 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, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 0.0352 kt per square kilometre against 0.033 kt per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Pakistan?
0.0022 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 60th and Pakistan ranks 63rd 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.