Nigeria vs Qatar: Absolute change co2

Nigeria
6.45 million
in 2024
Qatar
6.27 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
13th
Qatar rank
15th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Nigeria
  • Qatar
-20.0M020.0M40.0M191619702024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.45 million against 6.27 million in Qatar, a difference of 180,000.

The two have swapped places 42 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Qatar Difference Ahead
1950s 208,065 -7,694 215,759 Nigeria
1960s 853,534 698,338 155,196 Nigeria
1970s 5.80 million 717,980 5.09 million Nigeria
1980s -2.81 million -3,637 2.81 million Qatar
1990s 4.28 million 2.20 million 2.08 million Nigeria
2000s -780,633 2.90 million 3.68 million Qatar
2010s 5.08 million 3.61 million 1.47 million Nigeria
2020s 1.59 million 4.88 million 3.28 million Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Nigeria or Qatar?
Nigeria, at 6.45 million against 6.27 million in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Nigeria and Qatar?
180,000, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for absolute change co2?
Nigeria ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 15th 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