Iraq vs Nigeria: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers

Iraq
0.002 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria
0.0024 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iraq rank
87th
Nigeria rank
84th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0024 units per square kilometre against 0.002 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 84th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0017 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 (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers, Iraq or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0024 units per square kilometre against 0.002 units per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers between Iraq and Nigeria?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - synthetic fertilizers?
Iraq ranks 87th and Nigeria ranks 84th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers, 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 8,046 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 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.