Nigeria vs South America: AFOLU — Indirect emissions

Nigeria
41.61 kt
in 2023
South America
269.19 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
12th
South America rank
10th

AFOLU — Indirect emissions over time

  • Nigeria
  • South America
0100200300199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 269.19 kt against 41.61 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 227.58 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 6.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 12th and South America ranks 10th of 192 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South America Difference Ahead
1990s 19.14 kt 199.17 kt 180.03 kt South America
2000s 26.51 kt 229.07 kt 202.56 kt South America
2010s 35.24 kt 245.14 kt 209.9 kt South America
2020s 40.83 kt 262.86 kt 222.02 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — indirect emissions, Nigeria or South America?
South America, at 269.19 kt against 41.61 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — indirect emissions between Nigeria and South America?
227.58 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South America rank globally for afolu — indirect emissions?
Nigeria ranks 12th and South America ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
AFOLU — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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