Australia vs Nigeria: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Australia
41.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
43.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Nigeria rank
21st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Australia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 43.52 million tonnes against 41.66 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 1.86 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.83 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 6.78 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 16.03 million tonnes | 10.59 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 29.01 million tonnes | 16.55 million tonnes | 12.46 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 26.94 million tonnes | 23.19 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 45.05 million tonnes | 23.99 million tonnes | 21.06 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 48.42 million tonnes | 37.89 million tonnes | 10.53 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 42.29 million tonnes | 46.17 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 148.22 million tonnes | 87.10 million tonnes | 61.12 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 75.34 million tonnes | 114.34 million tonnes | 39.00 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 50.11 million tonnes | 158.29 million tonnes | 108.18 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 154.84 million tonnes | 146.77 million tonnes | 8.06 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 213.04 million tonnes | 101.62 million tonnes | 111.42 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 52.97 million tonnes | 66.95 million tonnes | 13.98 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 69.27 million tonnes | 57.09 million tonnes | 12.18 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 92.02 million tonnes | 203.23 million tonnes | 111.21 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 139.04 million tonnes | 100.06 million tonnes | 38.98 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 155.78 million tonnes | 34.65 million tonnes | 121.13 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 56.42 million tonnes | 41.79 million tonnes | 14.63 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Australia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 43.52 million tonnes against 41.66 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Australia and Nigeria?
- 1.86 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Australia ranks 24th 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.