Nigeria vs Poland: Annual CO₂ emissions from gas
Nigeria
40.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Poland
38.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
37th
Poland rank
39th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Nigeria
- Poland
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40.73 million tonnes against 38.71 million tonnes in Poland, a difference of 2.02 million tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Poland ahead.
Nigeria ranks 37th and Poland ranks 39th of 146 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 614,826 tonnes | 614,826 tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 658,421 tonnes | 658,421 tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 100,758 tonnes | 100,758 tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 143,649 tonnes | 3.70 million tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.90 million tonnes | 14.06 million tonnes | 12.16 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 6.42 million tonnes | 18.70 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 10.05 million tonnes | 18.84 million tonnes | 8.79 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 18.05 million tonnes | 25.67 million tonnes | 7.62 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 30.71 million tonnes | 31.62 million tonnes | 912,560 tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | 37.92 million tonnes | 37.07 million tonnes | 846,160 tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from gas, Nigeria or Poland?
- Nigeria, at 40.73 million tonnes against 38.71 million tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from gas between Nigeria and Poland?
- 2.02 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Poland?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Poland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from gas?
- Nigeria ranks 37th and Poland ranks 39th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes.