Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0024 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0023 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
62nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
63rd
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0024 kt per square kilometre against 0.0023 kt per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 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, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nigeria, at 0.0024 kt per square kilometre against 0.0023 kt per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd 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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About this data
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.