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

Nigeria
0.0352 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland
0.033 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
60th
Poland rank
62nd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Poland
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

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

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

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

Nigeria ranks 60th and Poland ranks 62nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0442 kt per square kilometre 0.0388 kt per square kilometre Poland
1970s 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.0582 kt per square kilometre 0.0513 kt per square kilometre Poland
1980s 0.0093 kt per square kilometre 0.0623 kt per square kilometre 0.053 kt per square kilometre Poland
1990s 0.0124 kt per square kilometre 0.0584 kt per square kilometre 0.046 kt per square kilometre Poland
2000s 0.018 kt per square kilometre 0.0477 kt per square kilometre 0.0297 kt per square kilometre Poland
2010s 0.0272 kt per square kilometre 0.0342 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre Poland
2020s 0.0339 kt per square kilometre 0.033 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 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 Poland?
Nigeria, at 0.0352 kt per square kilometre against 0.033 kt per square kilometre in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Poland?
0.0022 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Poland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Poland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 60th and Poland ranks 62nd 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.