Nigeria vs Northern America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Nigeria
57,600 kt
in 2023
Northern America
247,081 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
17th
Northern America rank
16th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Northern America
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 247,081 kt against 57,600 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 189,481 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 4.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 17th and Northern America ranks 16th of 221 countries.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 32,922 kt 255,538 kt 222,615 kt Northern America
2000s 37,963 kt 255,108 kt 217,144 kt Northern America
2010s 48,625 kt 247,652 kt 199,027 kt Northern America
2020s 56,805 kt 249,698 kt 192,893 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Nigeria or Northern America?
Northern America, at 247,081 kt against 57,600 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Nigeria and Northern America?
189,481 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Northern America rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Nigeria ranks 17th and Northern America ranks 16th of 221 countries.
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