Nigeria vs Northern America: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria
44,492 kt
in 2023
Northern America
111,895 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
14th
Northern America rank
14th

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Northern America
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 111,895 kt against 44,492 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 67,403 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 2.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.

Nigeria ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 14th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Northern America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 48,495 kt 181,280 kt 132,785 kt Northern America
2000s 45,320 kt 18,132 kt 27,187 kt Nigeria
2010s 44,388 kt 60,674 kt 16,287 kt Northern America
2020s 44,613 kt 121,841 kt 77,228 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Northern America?
Northern America, at 111,895 kt against 44,492 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and Northern America?
67,403 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Northern America rank globally for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 14th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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