Nigeria vs South America: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria
14,692 kt
in 2050
South America
24,233 kt
in 2050
Nigeria rank
11th
South America rank
13th

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Nigeria
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 24,233 kt against 14,692 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 9,541 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 11th and South America ranks 13th of 115 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South America Difference Ahead
1960s 616.83 kt 12,990 kt 12,373 kt South America
1970s 861.08 kt 16,447 kt 15,586 kt South America
1980s 2,403 kt 19,229 kt 16,827 kt South America
1990s 5,415 kt 18,416 kt 13,001 kt South America
2000s 7,035 kt 18,795 kt 11,761 kt South America
2010s 10,147 kt 18,813 kt 8,666 kt South America
2020s 13,492 kt 18,184 kt 4,692 kt South America
2030s 11,549 kt 22,403 kt 10,854 kt South America
2050s 14,692 kt 24,233 kt 9,541 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or South America?
South America, at 24,233 kt against 14,692 kt in Nigeria as of 2050.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and South America?
9,541 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Nigeria and South America rank globally for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 11th and South America ranks 13th of 115 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 9,899 data points, 1961–2050
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