Angola vs Nigeria: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Angola
50.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
43.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
18th
Nigeria rank
21st

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Angola
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 50.00 million tonnes against 43.52 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 6.49 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Nigeria Difference Ahead
1850s 23.41 million tonnes 4.05 million tonnes 19.36 million tonnes Angola
1860s 29.81 million tonnes 10.59 million tonnes 19.22 million tonnes Angola
1870s 25.93 million tonnes 16.55 million tonnes 9.37 million tonnes Angola
1880s 24.86 million tonnes 23.19 million tonnes 1.67 million tonnes Angola
1890s 3.14 million tonnes 23.99 million tonnes 20.85 million tonnes Nigeria
1900s -8.17 million tonnes 37.89 million tonnes 46.06 million tonnes Nigeria
1910s -11.24 million tonnes 46.17 million tonnes 57.41 million tonnes Nigeria
1920s 36.47 million tonnes 87.10 million tonnes 50.63 million tonnes Nigeria
1930s 59.72 million tonnes 114.34 million tonnes 54.62 million tonnes Nigeria
1940s 94.90 million tonnes 158.29 million tonnes 63.39 million tonnes Nigeria
1950s 150.84 million tonnes 146.77 million tonnes 4.07 million tonnes Angola
1960s 70.06 million tonnes 101.62 million tonnes 31.56 million tonnes Nigeria
1970s 21.96 million tonnes 66.95 million tonnes 44.99 million tonnes Nigeria
1980s 13.33 million tonnes 57.09 million tonnes 43.76 million tonnes Nigeria
1990s 19.19 million tonnes 203.23 million tonnes 184.03 million tonnes Nigeria
2000s 60.29 million tonnes 100.06 million tonnes 39.77 million tonnes Nigeria
2010s 102.01 million tonnes 34.65 million tonnes 67.36 million tonnes Angola
2020s 51.57 million tonnes 41.79 million tonnes 9.79 million tonnes Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or Nigeria?
Angola, at 50.00 million tonnes against 43.52 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Angola and Nigeria?
6.49 million tonnes, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Angola ranks 18th 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 Annual 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
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
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
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.