Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.0023 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0021 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
37th

Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0023 kt per square kilometre against 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 0.0023 kt per square kilometre against 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Crop Residues — 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
Crop Residues — 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
164 places, 9,247 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Crop Residues — 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.