Nigeria vs Western Africa: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Nigeria
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 22,623 kt against 15,100 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 7,523 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 32nd and Western Africa ranks 29th of 232 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 411.56 kt | 1,460 kt | 1,048 kt | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 716.9 kt | 1,369 kt | 652.4 kt | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 1,715 kt | 2,725 kt | 1,010 kt | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 2,048 kt | 3,335 kt | 1,287 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 2,651 kt | 5,010 kt | 2,359 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 8,748 kt | 13,174 kt | 4,426 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 14,375 kt | 21,614 kt | 7,239 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions, Nigeria or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 22,623 kt against 15,100 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions between Nigeria and Western Africa?
- 7,523 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Western Africa rank globally for ippu — emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd and Western Africa ranks 29th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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