Nigeria vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.28 Mt CO2e against 1.12 Mt CO2e in Nigeria, a difference of 0.16 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0412 Mt CO2e | 0.1844 Mt CO2e | 0.1432 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1089 Mt CO2e | 0.2347 Mt CO2e | 0.1258 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0745 Mt CO2e | 0.2234 Mt CO2e | 0.149 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1851 Mt CO2e | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | 0.2276 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4346 Mt CO2e | 0.7119 Mt CO2e | 0.2773 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.04 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 0.2091 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture, Nigeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.28 Mt CO2e against 1.12 Mt CO2e in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 0.16 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from agriculture?
- Nigeria ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).