Nigeria vs Qatar: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Nigeria
6.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
6.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
13th
Qatar rank
15th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Nigeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.45 million tonnes against 6.27 million tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 180,000 tonnes.
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 tonnes | -7,694 tonnes | 215,759 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 853,534 tonnes | 698,338 tonnes | 155,196 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 5.80 million tonnes | 717,980 tonnes | 5.09 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -2.81 million tonnes | -3,637 tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1990s | 4.28 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -780,633 tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 5.08 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.59 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Nigeria or Qatar?
- Nigeria, at 6.45 million tonnes against 6.27 million tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Nigeria and Qatar?
- 180,000 tonnes, 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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 15th 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.