Kiribati vs Nigeria: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Kiribati
0.5386 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.5837 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
179th
Nigeria rank
176th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5837 tonnes per person against 0.5386 tonnes per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0451 tonnes per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 176th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2979 tonnes per person | 0.1683 tonnes per person | 0.1296 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 0.4693 tonnes per person | 0.7506 tonnes per person | 0.2812 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.356 tonnes per person | 0.7725 tonnes per person | 0.4166 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.3436 tonnes per person | 0.6288 tonnes per person | 0.2852 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.4506 tonnes per person | 0.6479 tonnes per person | 0.1973 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.6217 tonnes per person | 0.1056 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.5378 tonnes per person | 0.6001 tonnes per person | 0.0622 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Kiribati or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.5837 tonnes per person against 0.5386 tonnes per person in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Kiribati and Nigeria?
- 0.0451 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Nigeria rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 179th 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. GDP 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.