Cameroon vs Nigeria: Waste — Emissions Share
Cameroon
15.48 %
in 2023
Nigeria
14.83 %
in 2023
Cameroon rank
136th
Nigeria rank
139th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 15.48 % against 14.83 % in Nigeria, a difference of 0.65 %.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 136th and Nigeria ranks 139th of 208 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.55 % | 4.34 % | 2.21 % | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.95 % | 6.36 % | 1.58 % | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 11.66 % | 10.35 % | 1.32 % | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 14.3 % | 14.15 % | 0.15 % | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Cameroon, at 15.48 % against 14.83 % in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.65 %, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Cameroon ranks 136th and Nigeria ranks 139th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.