Nigeria vs United Arab Emirates: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Nigeria
6.45 million tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
11.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
13th
United Arab Emirates rank
11th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Nigeria
  • United Arab Emirates
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M40.0M191619702024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 11.56 million tonnes against 6.45 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 5.12 million tonnes.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.8 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Nigeria ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 853,534 tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 1.20 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
1970s 5.80 million tonnes 1.61 million tonnes 4.20 million tonnes Nigeria
1980s -2.81 million tonnes 1.78 million tonnes 4.59 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
1990s 4.28 million tonnes 2.35 million tonnes 1.93 million tonnes Nigeria
2000s -780,633 tonnes 9.12 million tonnes 9.91 million tonnes United Arab Emirates
2010s 5.08 million tonnes 3.50 million tonnes 1.59 million tonnes Nigeria
2020s 1.59 million tonnes 3.59 million tonnes 1.99 million tonnes United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Nigeria or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 11.56 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 Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
5.12 million tonnes, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Nigeria ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th 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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.