Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
114th
Saudi Arabia rank
112th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 114th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th of 176 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0007 kt per square kilometre against 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 114th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.