How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre

Kenya

0.0022 units per square kilometre

in 2019

Nigeria

0.0023 units per square kilometre

in 2019

Kenya rank

48th

Nigeria rank

46th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0023 units per square kilometre against 0.0022 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 206 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0011 units per square kilometre	0.0014 units per square kilometre	0.0003 units per square kilometre	Nigeria
2000s	0.0013 units per square kilometre	0.0015 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	Nigeria
2010s	0.0019 units per square kilometre	0.002 units per square kilometre	0.0001 units per square kilometre	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0023 units per square kilometre against 0.0022 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - afolu, per square kilometre?: Kenya ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU 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.