Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Côte d'Ivoire
28,893 kt
in 2025
Nigeria
35,743 kt
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
12th
Nigeria rank
14th

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Nigeria
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 35,743 kt against 28,893 kt in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 6,850 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 31 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 76,292 kt 35,735 kt 40,557 kt Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 45,097 kt 35,735 kt 9,362 kt Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 31,525 kt 35,732 kt 4,208 kt Nigeria
2020s 27,297 kt 35,740 kt 8,443 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 35,743 kt against 28,893 kt in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
6,850 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).