Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or USSR?

USSR, at 2,038 kt against 783.5 kt in Nigeria as of 1991.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs USSR: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Nigeria

783.5 kt

in 2050

USSR

2,038 kt

in 1991

Nigeria rank

9th

USSR rank

7th

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Nigeria
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 2,038 kt against 783.5 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 1,254 kt.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 9th and USSR ranks 7th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	129.59 kt	2,989 kt	2,860 kt	USSR
1970s	101.03 kt	2,646 kt	2,545 kt	USSR
1980s	213.94 kt	2,376 kt	2,163 kt	USSR
1990s	559.82 kt	2,076 kt	1,516 kt	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or USSR?: USSR, at 2,038 kt against 783.5 kt in Nigeria as of 1991.
What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and USSR?: 1,254 kt, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Nigeria and USSR rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?: Nigeria ranks 9th and USSR ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 248 places, 14,483 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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