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

Mexico
0.0078 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0075 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
87th
Nigeria rank
89th

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

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01199020062023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0078 kt per square kilometre against 0.0075 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 89th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.0075 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 0.009 kt per square kilometre 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Mexico or Nigeria?
Mexico, at 0.0078 kt per square kilometre against 0.0075 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Mexico and Nigeria?
0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 89th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — 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
Food Transport — 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
197 places, 6,546 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Food Transport — 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.