Egypt vs Nigeria: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Egypt
8.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
6.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
12th
Nigeria rank
13th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.14 million tonnes against 6.45 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 1.69 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 46 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 149,308 tonnes | 87,936 tonnes | 61,372 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1920s | 23,378 tonnes | 56,059 tonnes | 32,681 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 130,359 tonnes | -10,992 tonnes | 141,351 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1940s | 523,378 tonnes | 66,318 tonnes | 457,059 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1950s | 524,689 tonnes | 208,065 tonnes | 316,624 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1960s | 695,790 tonnes | 853,534 tonnes | 157,744 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.30 million tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.73 million tonnes | -2.81 million tonnes | 5.54 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.70 million tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.83 million tonnes | -780,633 tonnes | 8.61 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.88 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.86 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 8.14 million tonnes against 6.45 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 1.69 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.