How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita

Kenya

1.71 t CO2eq/cap

in 2023

Nigeria

1.76 t CO2eq/cap

in 2023

Kenya rank

171st

Nigeria rank

168th

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.76 t CO2eq/cap against 1.71 t CO2eq/cap in Kenya, a difference of 0.05 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kenya ranks 171st and Nigeria ranks 168th of 209 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.57 t CO2eq/cap	3.15 t CO2eq/cap	1.58 t CO2eq/cap	Nigeria
2000s	1.43 t CO2eq/cap	2.54 t CO2eq/cap	1.11 t CO2eq/cap	Nigeria
2010s	1.58 t CO2eq/cap	2.04 t CO2eq/cap	0.464 t CO2eq/cap	Nigeria
2020s	1.74 t CO2eq/cap	1.8 t CO2eq/cap	0.065 t CO2eq/cap	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 1.76 t CO2eq/cap against 1.71 t CO2eq/cap in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for all sectors without lulucf — emissions per capita?: Kenya ranks 171st and Nigeria ranks 168th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Unit: t CO2eq/cap
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.