Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 861.68 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
861.68 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 192 countries
All-time high
863.22 kt
in 2022
All-time low
753.59 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2023

02004006008001990200620231990: 753.6 kt1991: 764 kt1992: 771 kt1993: 777.1 kt1994: 784.5 kt1995: 794.5 kt1996: 804 kt1997: 811.9 kt1998: 818.6 kt1999: 813.3 kt2000: 811.2 kt2001: 810 kt2002: 811 kt2003: 812.4 kt2004: 815.6 kt2005: 819.9 kt2006: 825.5 kt2007: 830.9 kt2008: 836.5 kt2009: 839.6 kt2010: 843.8 kt2011: 847.9 kt2012: 851.9 kt2013: 855.8 kt2014: 859.6 kt2015: 861.2 kt2016: 860.9 kt2017: 860.3 kt2018: 860.7 kt2019: 861.9 kt2020: 862.1 kt2021: 862.4 kt2022: 863.2 kt2023: 861.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Nigeria is 861.68 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Nigeria peaked at 863.22 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 753.59 kt, in 1990.

That places Nigeria 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 789.25 kt 753.59 kt 818.57 kt 10
2000s 821.25 kt 809.95 kt 839.62 kt 10
2010s 856.4 kt 843.83 kt 861.92 kt 10
2020s 862.33 kt 861.68 kt 863.22 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 5 Indonesia 2,220 kt compare
  2. 6 Brazil 2,045 kt compare
  3. 7 Mexico 1,284 kt compare
  4. 9 Russian Federation 855.68 kt compare
  5. 10 Pakistan 834.27 kt compare
  6. 11 Türkiye 791.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Nigeria?
Solid food waste — emissions in Nigeria was 861.68 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 863.22 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 753.59 kt in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Nigeria ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.