Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding

Ethiopia
123.03 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Nigeria
225.6 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
0100200300200020112023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 225.6 Mt CO2e against 123.03 Mt CO2e in Ethiopia, a difference of 102.57 Mt CO2e.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 14.08 Mt CO2e 235.81 Mt CO2e 221.73 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2010s 99.36 Mt CO2e 291.56 Mt CO2e 192.2 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2020s 123.03 Mt CO2e 217.96 Mt CO2e 94.93 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 - total excluding, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 225.6 Mt CO2e against 123.03 Mt CO2e in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
102.57 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Nigeria 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 - Total excluding non-tropical fires (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 - Total excluding non-tropical fires (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, 5,520 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.