Nigeria vs Rwanda: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Nigeria
0.187 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1605 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
87th
Rwanda rank
90th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.187 tonnes per person against 0.1605 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0265 tonnes per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 12 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2894 tonnes per person | 0.81 tonnes per person | 0.5207 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 0.7232 tonnes per person | 0.7391 tonnes per person | 0.0159 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.7989 tonnes per person | 0.265 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 0.9369 tonnes per person | 0.4522 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 1.34 tonnes per person | 0.6197 tonnes per person | 0.7184 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 1.94 tonnes per person | 0.3193 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 2.13 tonnes per person | 0.2438 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 3.99 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 4.7 tonnes per person | 2.4 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 3.61 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 0.9231 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 0.5249 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 0.6541 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.687 tonnes per person | 0.872 tonnes per person | 0.185 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 0.386 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.7235 tonnes per person | 0.5729 tonnes per person | 0.1506 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1866 tonnes per person | 0.2546 tonnes per person | 0.068 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1875 tonnes per person | 0.2054 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 0.187 tonnes per person against 0.1605 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.0265 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 90th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.