Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Nigeria
0.7708 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.7183 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
169th
Zimbabwe rank
170th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.7708 tonnes per person against 0.7183 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0525 tonnes per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 169th and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.25 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 4.68 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.48 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 4.08 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.8084 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.5156 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.7876 tonnes per person | 0.6995 tonnes per person | 0.0881 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 0.7708 tonnes per person against 0.7183 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0525 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 169th and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.