Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land

Burkina Faso
30.13 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Nigeria
317.38 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
4th
Nigeria rank
1st

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nigeria
0100200300200020112023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 317.38 Mt CO2e against 30.13 Mt CO2e in Burkina Faso, a difference of 287.25 Mt CO2e.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 10.5 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 183 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 21.88 Mt CO2e 208.74 Mt CO2e 186.85 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2010s 29.08 Mt CO2e 263.81 Mt CO2e 234.73 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2020s 30.13 Mt CO2e 309.9 Mt CO2e 279.76 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 - forest land, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 317.38 Mt CO2e against 30.13 Mt CO2e in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
287.25 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st 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 - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,518 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".