Nigeria vs Western Africa: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Nigeria
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 183,106 kt against 57,600 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 125,506 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 221 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,922 kt | 90,557 kt | 57,635 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 37,963 kt | 113,261 kt | 75,298 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 48,625 kt | 149,840 kt | 101,216 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 56,805 kt | 178,076 kt | 121,271 kt | Western Africa |
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 Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 183,106 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 Western Africa?
- 125,506 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Western Africa rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Nigeria ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 19th 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
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