Kenya vs Nigeria: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC

Kenya
0.0629 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria
0.0634 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Kenya rank
47th
Nigeria rank
45th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
00.020.040.06196119902019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0634 units per square kilometre against 0.0629 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0005 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0165 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 0.0204 units per square kilometre 0.0141 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 0.027 units per square kilometre 0.021 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 0.0303 units per square kilometre 0.0327 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0372 units per square kilometre 0.041 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0535 units per square kilometre 0.0552 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc, Kenya or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0634 units per square kilometre against 0.0629 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc between Kenya and Nigeria?
0.0005 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
Kenya ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.