Nigeria vs United States of America: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nigeria
2,310 kt
in 2023
United States of America
656.45 kt
in 2023
Nigeria rank
21st
United States of America rank
23rd

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2,310 kt against 656.45 kt in United States of America, a difference of 1,654 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.5 times United States of America's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 23rd of 221 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 4,371 kt 1,327 kt 3,044 kt Nigeria
2000s 3,960 kt 1,465 kt 2,495 kt Nigeria
2010s 2,609 kt 1,339 kt 1,270 kt Nigeria
2020s 2,648 kt 1,387 kt 1,261 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq), Nigeria or United States of America?
Nigeria, at 2,310 kt against 656.45 kt in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) between Nigeria and United States of America?
1,654 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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