Nigeria vs Peru: CO₂ emissions by sector

Nigeria
5.07 million tonnes
in 2023
Peru
4.66 million tonnes
in 2023
Nigeria rank
54th
Peru rank
56th

CO₂ emissions by sector over time

  • Nigeria
  • Peru
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.07 million tonnes against 4.66 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 410,000 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 54th and Peru ranks 56th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes.