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

Nigeria
317.38 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Uganda
43.07 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Nigeria rank
1st
Uganda rank
3rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
0100200300200020112023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 317.38 Mt CO2e against 43.07 Mt CO2e in Uganda, a difference of 274.31 Mt CO2e.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 7.4 times Uganda's.

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

Nigeria ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 208.74 Mt CO2e 16.01 Mt CO2e 192.73 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2010s 263.81 Mt CO2e 37.96 Mt CO2e 225.85 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2020s 309.9 Mt CO2e 43.07 Mt CO2e 266.83 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, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria, at 317.38 Mt CO2e against 43.07 Mt CO2e in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land between Nigeria and Uganda?
274.31 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
Nigeria ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 3rd 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".