Waste — Emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria: Waste — Emissions was 1,060 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1,060 kt
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
12th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,060 kt
in 2023
All-time low
153 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Nigeria, 1961–2023

2004006008001.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 1,060 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Nigeria peaked at 1,060 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 153 kt, in 1961.

Nigeria ranks 12th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 162.44 kt 153 kt 172 kt 9
1970s 209.2 kt 178 kt 243 kt 10
1980s 279.8 kt 252 kt 312 kt 10
1990s 366.1 kt 320 kt 418 kt 10
2000s 530.1 kt 431 kt 641 kt 10
2010s 813.3 kt 672 kt 948 kt 10
2020s 1,019 kt 977 kt 1,060 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 9 Mexico 2,220 kt compare
  2. 10 Indonesia 1,730 kt compare
  3. 11 Saudi Arabia 1,110 kt compare
  4. 13 Thailand 906 kt compare
  5. 14 Pakistan 820 kt compare
  6. 15 Colombia 759 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Nigeria?
Waste — emissions in Nigeria was 1,060 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1,060 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 153 kt in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for waste — emissions?
Nigeria ranks 12th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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