Kenya vs Nigeria: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation
Kenya
30.55 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Nigeria
32.4 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Kenya rank
24th
Nigeria rank
21st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 32.4 Mt CO2e against 30.55 Mt CO2e in Kenya, a difference of 1.85 Mt CO2e.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 183 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.99 Mt CO2e | 32.4 Mt CO2e | 30.4 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 11.1 Mt CO2e | 32.4 Mt CO2e | 21.3 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 29.33 Mt CO2e | 32.4 Mt CO2e | 3.06 Mt CO2e | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 32.4 Mt CO2e against 30.55 Mt CO2e in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 1.85 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Kenya ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".