Nigeria vs South Africa: All sectors without LULUCF: Emissions … CO2eq square kilometre

Nigeria
0.4392 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.4599 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
75th
South Africa rank
72nd

All sectors without LULUCF: Emissions … CO2eq square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.4599 kt per square kilometre against 0.4392 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0207 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 72nd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3795 kt per square kilometre 0.4116 kt per square kilometre 0.0321 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.3961 kt per square kilometre 0.4786 kt per square kilometre 0.0825 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.4194 kt per square kilometre 0.4958 kt per square kilometre 0.0764 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.4367 kt per square kilometre 0.4643 kt per square kilometre 0.0276 kt per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square, Nigeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.4599 kt per square kilometre against 0.4392 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square between Nigeria and South Africa?
0.0207 kt per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Nigeria ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 72nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as All sectors without LULUCF — 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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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 6,749 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

All sectors without LULUCF — 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.