Nigeria vs South Africa: Maize (corn) — Crop residues

Nigeria
2.5 kt
in 2050
South Africa
2.15 kt
in 2050
Nigeria rank
9th
South Africa rank
11th

Maize (corn) — Crop residues over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.5 kt against 2.15 kt in South Africa, a difference of 0.35 kt.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 11th of 164 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2115 kt 0.9687 kt 0.7572 kt South Africa
1970s 0.164 kt 1.3 kt 1.14 kt South Africa
1980s 0.4083 kt 1.35 kt 0.944 kt South Africa
1990s 1.01 kt 1.26 kt 0.2533 kt South Africa
2000s 0.9257 kt 1.37 kt 0.4393 kt South Africa
2010s 1.55 kt 1.61 kt 0.0687 kt South Africa
2020s 1.83 kt 2.06 kt 0.2221 kt South Africa
2030s 1.85 kt 1.95 kt 0.1026 kt South Africa
2050s 2.5 kt 2.15 kt 0.3533 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — crop residues, Nigeria or South Africa?
Nigeria, at 2.5 kt against 2.15 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — crop residues between Nigeria and South Africa?
0.35 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — crop residues?
Nigeria ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
216 places, 12,281 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).