Kuwait vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2023
Nigeria
0.3%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
39th
Nigeria rank
38th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kuwait ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 38th of 120 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 38th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.