Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Burkina Faso
138.1%
in 2024
Nigeria
134.6%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
36th
Nigeria rank
37th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 138.1% against 134.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 203 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 15.6% 12.8% 2.8% Burkina Faso
2000s 69.1% 41.6% 27.5% Burkina Faso
2010s 123.5% 91.5% 32.0% Burkina Faso
2020s 136.8% 129.1% 7.7% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
Burkina Faso, at 138.1% against 134.6% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
3.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)
Unit
% change from 1990
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,500 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.