France vs Nigeria: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

France
1.23 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
1.16 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
92nd
Nigeria rank
93rd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

France currently reports 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.07 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 215 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1236 metric tons per square kilometre 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre France
1970s 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2709 metric tons per square kilometre 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre France
1980s 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2948 metric tons per square kilometre 1.39 metric tons per square kilometre France
1990s 1.73 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3882 metric tons per square kilometre 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre France
2000s 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6366 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9535 metric tons per square kilometre France
2010s 1.34 metric tons per square kilometre 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2128 metric tons per square kilometre France
2020s 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1338 metric tons per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, France or Nigeria?
France, at 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between France and Nigeria?
0.07 metric tons per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do France and Nigeria rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
France ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.