Nigeria vs South Africa: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate

Nigeria
-1.57 % change on previous year
in 2023
South Africa
-1.46 % change on previous year
in 2023
Nigeria rank
122nd
South Africa rank
120th

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
-50-250255075196219922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -1.46 % change on previous year against -1.57 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.11 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 32 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 120th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.66 % change on previous year 1.36 % change on previous year 0.2997 % change on previous year Nigeria
1970s -4.73 % change on previous year 0.7668 % change on previous year 5.5 % change on previous year South Africa
1980s 23.05 % change on previous year -0.2199 % change on previous year 23.27 % change on previous year Nigeria
1990s 0.8804 % change on previous year -2.2 % change on previous year 3.08 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s -0.3131 % change on previous year -2.18 % change on previous year 1.87 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s 7.87 % change on previous year 1.46 % change on previous year 6.41 % change on previous year Nigeria
2020s -2.44 % change on previous year -0.003 % change on previous year 2.43 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate, Nigeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at -1.46 % change on previous year against -1.57 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate between Nigeria and South Africa?
0.11 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
Nigeria ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
233 places, 12,771 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.