Nigeria vs United States of America: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Nigeria
57,600 kt
in 2023
United States of America
217,637 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
18th
United States of America rank
20th

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

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 217,637 kt against 57,600 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 160,037 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.8 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 20th of 256 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 32,922 kt 226,760 kt 193,838 kt United States of America
2000s 37,963 kt 223,964 kt 186,001 kt United States of America
2010s 48,625 kt 219,765 kt 171,140 kt United States of America
2020s 56,805 kt 221,710 kt 164,905 kt United States of 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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 217,637 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 United States of America?
160,037 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Nigeria ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 20th of 256 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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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
290 places, 9,635 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