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
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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.