Ireland vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Ireland
0.1189 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Nigeria
0.1159 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ireland rank
136th
Nigeria rank
139th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.1189 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ in Nigeria, a difference of 0.003 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 136th and Nigeria ranks 139th of 164 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5813 kilograms per international-$ | 0.058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5233 kilograms per international-$ | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.627 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5034 kilograms per international-$ | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.6359 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2746 kilograms per international-$ | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.5283 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4525 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0759 kilograms per international-$ | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.4183 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.082 kilograms per international-$ | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.2445 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.024 kilograms per international-$ | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1196 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0385 kilograms per international-$ | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.1256 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0029 kilograms per international-$ | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Ireland or Nigeria?
- Ireland, at 0.1189 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 Ireland and Nigeria?
- 0.003 kilograms per international-$, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Nigeria?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 136th and Nigeria ranks 139th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).