Nigeria vs United Kingdom: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Nigeria
2,165 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom
2,056 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
16th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Nigeria
  • United Kingdom
5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2,165 kt against 2,056 kt in United Kingdom, a difference of 109 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Nigeria ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 343.62 kt 820.03 kt 476.41 kt United Kingdom
1970s 449.44 kt 920.35 kt 470.91 kt United Kingdom
1980s 631.5 kt 926.7 kt 295.21 kt United Kingdom
1990s 1,004 kt 1,056 kt 51.94 kt United Kingdom
2000s 1,404 kt 1,346 kt 57.51 kt Nigeria
2010s 1,804 kt 1,831 kt 26.5 kt United Kingdom
2020s 2,096 kt 2,020 kt 76.19 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Nigeria or United Kingdom?
Nigeria, at 2,165 kt against 2,056 kt in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Nigeria and United Kingdom?
109 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United Kingdom rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Nigeria ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf