Kenya vs Nigeria: Co2 land use per capita

Kenya
0.2344
in 2024
Nigeria
0.187
in 2024
Kenya rank
84th
Nigeria rank
87th

Co2 land use per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
02468185019372024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.2344 against 0.187 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0474.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 12 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1850s 1.4 0.2894 1.11 Kenya
1860s 1.56 0.7232 0.8318 Kenya
1870s 1.76 1.06 0.6967 Kenya
1880s 1.89 1.39 0.4986 Kenya
1890s 0.4425 1.34 0.8957 Nigeria
1900s -0.5047 1.94 2.44 Nigeria
1910s -0.6636 2.13 2.8 Nigeria
1920s 2.38 3.53 1.16 Nigeria
1930s 3.59 3.99 0.4022 Nigeria
1940s 4.61 4.7 0.088 Nigeria
1950s 5.71 3.61 2.1 Kenya
1960s 3.35 2.09 1.27 Kenya
1970s 1.19 1.07 0.1162 Kenya
1980s 1.94 0.687 1.25 Kenya
1990s 1.93 1.85 0.08 Kenya
2000s 1.16 0.7235 0.4388 Kenya
2010s 1.01 0.1866 0.8212 Kenya
2020s 0.2804 0.1875 0.0928 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 land use per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?
Kenya, at 0.2344 against 0.187 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 land use per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?
0.0474, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for co2 land use per capita?
Kenya ranks 84th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Co2 land use per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed