Which has higher waste — emissions, Ghana or Niger?

Niger, at 1.4 kt against 1.38 kt in Ghana as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Niger: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Ghana

1.38 kt

in 2023

Niger

1.4 kt

in 2023

Ghana rank

64th

Niger rank

63rd

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Ghana
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.4 kt against 1.38 kt in Ghana, a difference of 0.02 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 64th and Niger ranks 63rd of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2549 kt	0.1426 kt	0.1123 kt	Ghana
1970s	0.2849 kt	0.2139 kt	0.071 kt	Ghana
1980s	0.3225 kt	0.2866 kt	0.0359 kt	Ghana
1990s	0.5118 kt	0.3568 kt	0.155 kt	Ghana
2000s	0.7838 kt	0.6282 kt	0.1556 kt	Ghana
2010s	1.07 kt	1.01 kt	0.0604 kt	Ghana
2020s	1.31 kt	1.33 kt	0.0175 kt	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Ghana or Niger?: Niger, at 1.4 kt against 1.38 kt in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Ghana and Niger?: 0.02 kt, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for waste — emissions?: Ghana ranks 64th and Niger ranks 63rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
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: 17 September 2026

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