Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.0265 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0274 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
51st
Nigeria rank
49th
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0274 kt per square kilometre against 0.0265 kt per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0009 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 49th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0122 kt per square kilometre | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0274 kt per square kilometre against 0.0265 kt per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 49th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.