Ghana vs Nigeria: Farm gate — Emissions per capita
Farm gate — Emissions per capita over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.37 t CO2eq/cap against 0.35 t CO2eq/cap in Ghana, a difference of 0.02 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.431 t CO2eq/cap | 0.416 t CO2eq/cap | 0.015 t CO2eq/cap | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 0.399 t CO2eq/cap | 0.019 t CO2eq/cap | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.351 t CO2eq/cap | 0.389 t CO2eq/cap | 0.038 t CO2eq/cap | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.365 t CO2eq/cap | 0.385 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher farm gate — emissions per capita, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.37 t CO2eq/cap against 0.35 t CO2eq/cap in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in farm gate — emissions per capita between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.