Nigeria vs Southern Africa: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Nigeria
28,703 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
33,585 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
30th
Southern Africa rank
29th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Southern Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 33,585 kt against 28,703 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 4,882 kt.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 232 countries.

Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 447.51 kt 16,767 kt 16,320 kt Southern Africa
1970s 805.17 kt 17,844 kt 17,039 kt Southern Africa
1980s 1,933 kt 12,970 kt 11,037 kt Southern Africa
1990s 2,384 kt 15,291 kt 12,906 kt Southern Africa
2000s 6,246 kt 21,834 kt 15,588 kt Southern Africa
2010s 15,423 kt 26,706 kt 11,283 kt Southern Africa
2020s 26,603 kt 32,188 kt 5,584 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 33,585 kt against 28,703 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and Southern Africa?
4,882 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Southern Africa rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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