Nigeria vs Northern America: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria
339.85 kt
in 2023
Northern America
0.8455 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
21st
Northern America rank
19th

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Northern America
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 339.85 kt against 0.8455 kt in Northern America, a difference of 339 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 402.0 times Northern America's.

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

Nigeria ranks 21st and Northern America ranks 19th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 4,345 kt 24.63 kt 4,320 kt Nigeria
2000s 1,169 kt 5.54 kt 1,164 kt Nigeria
2010s 236.92 kt 1.75 kt 235.17 kt Nigeria
2020s 461.59 kt 1.02 kt 460.57 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Northern America?
Nigeria, at 339.85 kt against 0.8455 kt in Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and Northern America?
339 kt, with Nigeria 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 fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 21st and Northern America ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 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