Nigeria vs Niue: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions

Nigeria
5.0%
in 2024
Niue
4.6%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
20th
Niue rank
23rd

Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Nigeria
  • Niue
-1000100200300191619702024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.0% against 4.6% in Niue, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niue's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 20th and Niue ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Niue in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Niue Difference Ahead
1970s 16.5% 0.0% 16.5% Nigeria
1980s -3.4% 0.0% 3.4% Niue
1990s 9.4% 15.0% 5.6% Niue
2000s -0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Niue
2010s 6.3% 10.0% 3.7% Niue
2020s 1.7% 0.8% 0.9% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Nigeria or Niue?
Nigeria, at 5.0% against 4.6% in Niue as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Nigeria and Niue?
0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Niue?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Niue rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
Nigeria ranks 20th and Niue ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
%
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, 22,456 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

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