Kuwait vs Nigeria: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
5.2%
in 2024
Nigeria
5.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
18th
Nigeria rank
20th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 98.4% | -3.1% | 101.4% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | -7.9% | 11.4% | 19.3% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 26.3% | 18.7% | 7.6% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -3.3% | 22.6% | 25.9% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 8.6% | -3.4% | 12.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 119.3% | 9.4% | 109.9% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5.0% | -0.5% | 5.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 6.3% | 4.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 1.7% | 3.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Kuwait, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.