Libya vs Nigeria: CO2 emissions from cement production
CO2 emissions from cement production over time
- Libya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2,992 thousand metric tons against 2,244 thousand metric tons in Nigeria, a difference of 748 thousand metric tons.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Libya ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 51 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 thousand metric tons | 305.09 thousand metric tons | 301.79 thousand metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 588.92 thousand metric tons | 607.26 thousand metric tons | 18.33 thousand metric tons | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1,901 thousand metric tons | 1,631 thousand metric tons | 269.89 thousand metric tons | Libya |
| 1990s | 1,434 thousand metric tons | 1,456 thousand metric tons | 21.63 thousand metric tons | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2,096 thousand metric tons | 1,586 thousand metric tons | 510.45 thousand metric tons | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co2 emissions from cement production, Libya or Nigeria?
- Libya, at 2,992 thousand metric tons against 2,244 thousand metric tons in Nigeria as of 2009.
- What is the difference in co2 emissions from cement production between Libya and Nigeria?
- 748 thousand metric tons, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
- How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for co2 emissions from cement production?
- Libya ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.