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