Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square
Burkina Faso
0.0247 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0259 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Nigeria rank
26th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0259 kt per square kilometre against 0.0247 kt per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0012 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.0242 kt per square kilometre | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0259 kt per square kilometre against 0.0247 kt per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.