Nigeria vs Northern Africa: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Nigeria
182.59 kt
in 2023
Northern Africa
47.53 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
29th
Northern Africa rank
26th

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Nigeria
  • Northern Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 182.59 kt against 47.53 kt in Northern Africa, a difference of 135.06 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.8 times Northern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 29th and Northern Africa ranks 26th of 219 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Northern Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4,759 kt 4,716 kt 42.96 kt Nigeria
2000s 1,146 kt 1,703 kt 556.36 kt Northern Africa
2010s 127.75 kt 194.02 kt 66.27 kt Northern Africa
2020s 247.94 kt 80.44 kt 167.5 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Nigeria or Northern Africa?
Nigeria, at 182.59 kt against 47.53 kt in Northern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Nigeria and Northern Africa?
135.06 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Northern Africa rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Nigeria ranks 29th and Northern Africa ranks 26th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 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