Guinea vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Guinea
1.1%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.9%
in 2024
Guinea rank
19th
Nigeria rank
21st

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1850s 2.2% 0.1% 2.0% Guinea
1860s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Guinea
1870s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Nigeria
1880s 0.3% 0.6% 0.3% Nigeria
1890s 0.2% 0.6% 0.3% Nigeria
1900s 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% Nigeria
1910s 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% Nigeria
1920s 0.8% 1.7% 0.9% Nigeria
1930s 0.8% 2.1% 1.2% Nigeria
1940s 1.2% 2.7% 1.5% Nigeria
1950s 0.8% 1.9% 1.1% Nigeria
1960s 0.4% 1.5% 1.1% Nigeria
1970s 0.3% 1.1% 0.8% Nigeria
1980s 0.2% 0.9% 0.7% Nigeria
1990s 0.3% 3.2% 2.9% Nigeria
2000s 0.5% 1.6% 1.1% Nigeria
2010s 1.2% 0.6% 0.6% Guinea
2020s 1.1% 0.9% 0.2% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guinea or Nigeria?
Guinea, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guinea and Nigeria?
0.2%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Guinea ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.