Mexico vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Mexico
0.032 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0326 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
58th
Nigeria rank
57th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0326 kt per square kilometre against 0.032 kt per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.

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

Mexico ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 57th 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 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 0.005 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Mexico
1970s 0.0099 kt per square kilometre 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0063 kt per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 0.0195 kt per square kilometre 0.0113 kt per square kilometre 0.0082 kt per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.0236 kt per square kilometre 0.0163 kt per square kilometre 0.0073 kt per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 0.0276 kt per square kilometre 0.025 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 0.0313 kt per square kilometre 0.0313 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Mexico or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0326 kt per square kilometre against 0.032 kt per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Mexico and Nigeria?
0.0006 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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.