Nigeria vs United States of America: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria
176,814 kt
in 2023
United States of America
1.03 million kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
16th
United States of America rank
17th

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.03 million kt against 176,814 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 856,776 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.8 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 124,118 kt 984,906 kt 860,788 kt United States of America
2000s 135,844 kt 1.02 million kt 887,591 kt United States of America
2010s 159,145 kt 1.04 million kt 881,969 kt United States of America
2020s 176,440 kt 1.05 million kt 872,993 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.03 million kt against 176,814 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and United States of America?
856,776 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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