Chad vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Chad
0.1161 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Nigeria
0.1159 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Chad rank
138th
Nigeria rank
139th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.1161 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 138th and Nigeria ranks 139th of 164 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0201 kilograms per international-$ | 0.058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.038 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.0317 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0919 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0496 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3117 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0602 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4525 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3923 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0908 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2455 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0791 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1414 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1196 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0315 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1095 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0132 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 0.1161 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0.0002 kilograms per international-$, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Chad ranks 138th and Nigeria ranks 139th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).