Kuwait vs Nigeria: Absolute change co2

Kuwait
6.35 million
in 2024
Nigeria
6.45 million
in 2024
Kuwait rank
14th
Nigeria rank
13th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Kuwait
  • Nigeria
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M191619702024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.45 million against 6.35 million in Kuwait, a difference of 97,970.

The two have swapped places 39 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 215 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Nigeria Difference Ahead
1940s -464,106 -51,296 412,810 Nigeria
1950s 273,700 208,065 65,636 Kuwait
1960s 2.30 million 853,534 1.45 million Kuwait
1970s -916,449 5.80 million 6.72 million Nigeria
1980s 1.82 million -2.81 million 4.63 million Kuwait
1990s 1.92 million 4.28 million 2.35 million Nigeria
2000s 3.37 million -780,633 4.16 million Kuwait
2010s 1.58 million 5.08 million 3.50 million Nigeria
2020s 4.97 million 1.59 million 3.38 million Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Kuwait or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 6.45 million against 6.35 million in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Kuwait and Nigeria?
97,970, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for absolute change co2?
Kuwait ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed