Nigeria vs Senegal: CO2 emissions from cement production

Nigeria
2,244 thousand metric tons
in 2009
Senegal
1,496 thousand metric tons
in 2009
Nigeria rank
7th
Senegal rank
9th

CO2 emissions from cement production over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2,244 thousand metric tons against 1,496 thousand metric tons in Senegal, a difference of 748 thousand metric tons.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 9th of 51 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 305.09 thousand metric tons 93.88 thousand metric tons 211.22 thousand metric tons Nigeria
1970s 607.26 thousand metric tons 162.81 thousand metric tons 444.44 thousand metric tons Nigeria
1980s 1,631 thousand metric tons 190.32 thousand metric tons 1,440 thousand metric tons Nigeria
1990s 1,456 thousand metric tons 359 thousand metric tons 1,097 thousand metric tons Nigeria
2000s 1,586 thousand metric tons 1,165 thousand metric tons 421.34 thousand metric tons Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 emissions from cement production, Nigeria or Senegal?
Nigeria, at 2,244 thousand metric tons against 1,496 thousand metric tons in Senegal as of 2009.
What is the difference in co2 emissions from cement production between Nigeria and Senegal?
748 thousand metric tons, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for co2 emissions from cement production?
Nigeria ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 9th 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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Indicator
CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons)
Unit
thousand metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,733 data points, 1960–2009
Last refreshed

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.