Nigeria vs Western Africa: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria
14,899 kt
in 2023
Western Africa
32,400 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
12th
Western Africa rank
8th

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

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

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 32,400 kt against 14,899 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 17,501 kt.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 12th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 136 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 658.24 kt 3,387 kt 2,729 kt Western Africa
1970s 934.29 kt 4,270 kt 3,336 kt Western Africa
1980s 2,652 kt 6,370 kt 3,718 kt Western Africa
1990s 5,886 kt 10,546 kt 4,659 kt Western Africa
2000s 7,590 kt 13,654 kt 6,064 kt Western Africa
2010s 11,072 kt 23,771 kt 12,699 kt Western Africa
2020s 14,659 kt 30,193 kt 15,534 kt Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 32,400 kt against 14,899 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and Western Africa?
17,501 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 rice — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 12th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — 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
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 10,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.