Mexico vs Nigeria: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Mexico
0.2571 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.2752 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
84th
Nigeria rank
81st

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2752 kt per square kilometre against 0.2571 kt per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0181 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mexico ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 81st of 186 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0433 kt per square kilometre 0.101 kt per square kilometre 0.0577 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0881 kt per square kilometre 0.2172 kt per square kilometre 0.129 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.1556 kt per square kilometre 0.2079 kt per square kilometre 0.0523 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.1849 kt per square kilometre 0.3124 kt per square kilometre 0.1275 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.2351 kt per square kilometre 0.3059 kt per square kilometre 0.0709 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.2492 kt per square kilometre 0.2909 kt per square kilometre 0.0417 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.2457 kt per square kilometre 0.2762 kt per square kilometre 0.0305 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Mexico or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.2752 kt per square kilometre against 0.2571 kt per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Mexico and Nigeria?
0.0181 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 81st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.