Eastern Africa vs Nigeria: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Eastern Africa
320,341 kt
in 2023
Nigeria
57,600 kt
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
15th
Nigeria rank
17th

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Nigeria
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020062023

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 320,341 kt against 57,600 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 262,741 kt.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 5.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.

Eastern Africa ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 32 groups.

Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 164,218 kt 32,922 kt 131,295 kt Eastern Africa
2000s 195,774 kt 37,963 kt 157,811 kt Eastern Africa
2010s 278,875 kt 48,625 kt 230,250 kt Eastern Africa
2020s 317,224 kt 56,805 kt 260,419 kt Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Eastern Africa or Nigeria?
Eastern Africa, at 320,341 kt against 57,600 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Eastern Africa and Nigeria?
262,741 kt, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Eastern Africa and Nigeria rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Eastern Africa ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — 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 on agricultural land — 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
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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