Nigeria vs South Africa: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square

Nigeria
0 °C per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa
0 °C per square kilometre
in 2024
Nigeria rank
75th
South Africa rank
77th

Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
000000196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0 °C per square kilometre against 0 °C per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0 °C per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre 0 °C per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per, Nigeria or South Africa?
Nigeria, at 0 °C per square kilometre against 0 °C per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per between Nigeria and South Africa?
0 °C per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
Nigeria ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per square kilometre
Unit
°C per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,814 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 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.