China vs Nigeria: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per
China
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
25th
Nigeria rank
23rd
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per, China or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per between China and Nigeria?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
- China ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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.