Mexico vs Nigeria: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Mexico
1.09 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
1.16 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
95th
Nigeria rank
93rd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.07 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1676 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1236 metric tons per square kilometre 0.044 metric tons per square kilometre Mexico
1970s 0.2917 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2709 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0207 metric tons per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 0.6981 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2948 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4032 metric tons per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 0.7014 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3882 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3131 metric tons per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.796 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6366 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1594 metric tons per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 0.9108 metric tons per square kilometre 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.213 metric tons per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1361 metric tons per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Mexico or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Mexico and Nigeria?
0.07 metric tons per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.