Nigeria vs Western Africa: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria
28,703 kt
in 2023
Western Africa
47,630 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
23rd
Western Africa rank
25th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 47,630 kt against 28,703 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 18,927 kt.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.7 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 25th of 201 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 447.51 kt 1,914 kt 1,467 kt Western Africa
1970s 805.17 kt 2,012 kt 1,207 kt Western Africa
1980s 1,933 kt 3,541 kt 1,608 kt Western Africa
1990s 2,384 kt 4,273 kt 1,888 kt Western Africa
2000s 6,246 kt 11,562 kt 5,316 kt Western Africa
2010s 15,423 kt 25,290 kt 9,867 kt Western Africa
2020s 26,603 kt 44,049 kt 17,446 kt Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 47,630 kt against 28,703 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and Western Africa?
18,927 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 (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 25th of 201 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
253 places, 14,574 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