Nigeria vs Paraguay: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Nigeria
0.1159 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Paraguay
0.1157 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Nigeria rank
139th
Paraguay rank
140th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Paraguay
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1157 kilograms per international-$ in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0002 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 139th and Paraguay ranks 140th of 164 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0414 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0166 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0416 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0968 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2644 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.4525 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0892 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3632 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.3363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.13 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2063 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1156 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1049 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1196 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0045 kilograms per international-$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1203 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0025 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, Nigeria or Paraguay?
- Nigeria, at 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1157 kilograms per international-$ in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Nigeria and Paraguay?
- 0.0002 kilograms per international-$, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Paraguay?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Paraguay rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 139th and Paraguay ranks 140th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).