France vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

France
0.1105 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Nigeria
0.1159 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
France rank
141st
Nigeria rank
139th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • France
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1105 kilograms per international-$ in France, a difference of 0.0054 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

France ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 139th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 0.5626 kilograms per international-$ 0.058 kilograms per international-$ 0.5046 kilograms per international-$ France
1960s 0.521 kilograms per international-$ 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ 0.3974 kilograms per international-$ France
1970s 0.4622 kilograms per international-$ 0.3612 kilograms per international-$ 0.101 kilograms per international-$ France
1980s 0.303 kilograms per international-$ 0.4525 kilograms per international-$ 0.1494 kilograms per international-$ Nigeria
1990s 0.2292 kilograms per international-$ 0.3363 kilograms per international-$ 0.1071 kilograms per international-$ Nigeria
2000s 0.1832 kilograms per international-$ 0.2205 kilograms per international-$ 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ Nigeria
2010s 0.1388 kilograms per international-$ 0.1196 kilograms per international-$ 0.0192 kilograms per international-$ France
2020s 0.1146 kilograms per international-$ 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ 0.0081 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, France or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1105 kilograms per international-$ in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between France and Nigeria?
0.0054 kilograms per international-$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nigeria?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do France and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
France ranks 141st 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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).