Nigeria vs Northern America: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Nigeria
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 9,006 kt against 2,057 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 6,949 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.4 times Nigeria's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 18th and Northern America ranks 18th of 256 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,226 kt | 9,243 kt | 8,017 kt | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1,367 kt | 9,093 kt | 7,726 kt | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1,737 kt | 8,828 kt | 7,092 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 2,029 kt | 8,955 kt | 6,927 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, Nigeria or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 9,006 kt against 2,057 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between Nigeria and Northern America?
- 6,949 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Northern America rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 18th and Northern America ranks 18th of 256 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (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 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