Kuwait vs Nigeria: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
6.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
6.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
14th
Nigeria rank
13th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.45 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 97,970 tonnes.
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 tonnes | -51,296 tonnes | 412,810 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 273,700 tonnes | 208,065 tonnes | 65,636 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 2.30 million tonnes | 853,534 tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -916,449 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 6.72 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.82 million tonnes | -2.81 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.92 million tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.37 million tonnes | -780,633 tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.58 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.97 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.45 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 97,970 tonnes, 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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 14th 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.