British Virgin Islands vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

British Virgin Islands
0.0023 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0024 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
64th
Nigeria rank
62nd

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Nigeria
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0024 kt per square kilometre against 0.0023 kt per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.

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

British Virgin Islands ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 62nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1970s 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1980s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre British Virgin Islands
1990s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, British Virgin Islands or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0024 kt per square kilometre against 0.0023 kt per square kilometre in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between British Virgin Islands and Nigeria?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
British Virgin Islands ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (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 N2O (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.