China vs Nigeria: Emissions from crops: Emissions (CO2eq) … crops square kilometre CH4

China
0.0159 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0159 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Nigeria rank
18th

Emissions from crops: Emissions (CO2eq) … crops square kilometre CH4 over time

  • China
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0159 kt per square kilometre against 0.0159 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 162 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.016 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0152 kt per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0191 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.018 kt per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0179 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0151 kt per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0171 kt per square kilometre 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0157 kt per square kilometre 0.0081 kt per square kilometre 0.0075 kt per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0166 kt per square kilometre 0.0118 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0162 kt per square kilometre 0.0155 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square, China or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0159 kt per square kilometre against 0.0159 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square between China and Nigeria?
0 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 emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square?
China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from crops — 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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Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 9,200 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from crops — 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.