Angola vs Nigeria: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Angola
0.5895 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.5837 tonnes per person
in 2024
Angola rank
175th
Nigeria rank
176th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Angola currently reports 0.5895 tonnes per person against 0.5837 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0058 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Angola ranks 175th and Nigeria ranks 176th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0843 tonnes per person | 0.0667 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1960s | 0.2291 tonnes per person | 0.1591 tonnes per person | 0.0701 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 0.641 tonnes per person | 0.7506 tonnes per person | 0.1096 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.529 tonnes per person | 0.7725 tonnes per person | 0.2436 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7851 tonnes per person | 0.6288 tonnes per person | 0.1563 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 0.9046 tonnes per person | 0.6479 tonnes per person | 0.2567 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 0.8986 tonnes per person | 0.6217 tonnes per person | 0.2769 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.5645 tonnes per person | 0.6001 tonnes per person | 0.0356 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Angola or Nigeria?
- Angola, at 0.5895 tonnes per person against 0.5837 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Angola and Nigeria?
- 0.0058 tonnes per person, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Angola ranks 175th and Nigeria ranks 176th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.