Nigeria vs Western Africa: Agricultural Soils — Emissions
Agricultural Soils — Emissions over time
- Nigeria
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 296 kt against 94.01 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 201.99 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 18th and Western Africa ranks 20th of 225 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.64 kt | 63.75 kt | 47.11 kt | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 24.42 kt | 77.13 kt | 52.71 kt | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 36.88 kt | 97.87 kt | 61 kt | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 50.35 kt | 126.38 kt | 76.03 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 64.41 kt | 172.87 kt | 108.46 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 85.22 kt | 241.86 kt | 156.64 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 97.32 kt | 291.72 kt | 194.4 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions, Nigeria or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 296 kt against 94.01 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions between Nigeria and Western Africa?
- 201.99 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Western Africa rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 18th and Western Africa ranks 20th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). 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