Nigeria vs United States: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Nigeria
15,322 kt
in 2050
United States
18,313 kt
in 2050
Nigeria rank
14th
United States rank
13th

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196120052050

How they compare

United States currently reports 18,313 kt against 15,322 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 2,991 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Nigeria ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and United States in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States Difference Ahead
1960s 720.89 kt 9,943 kt 9,222 kt United States
1970s 942.2 kt 12,128 kt 11,185 kt United States
1980s 2,574 kt 14,062 kt 11,488 kt United States
1990s 5,849 kt 15,110 kt 9,261 kt United States
2000s 7,401 kt 15,221 kt 7,820 kt United States
2010s 10,734 kt 14,164 kt 3,431 kt United States
2020s 14,129 kt 13,451 kt 678.2 kt Nigeria
2030s 12,087 kt 17,467 kt 5,380 kt United States
2050s 15,322 kt 18,313 kt 2,992 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Nigeria or United States?
United States, at 18,313 kt against 15,322 kt in Nigeria as of 2050.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Nigeria and United States?
2,991 kt, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Nigeria ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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

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