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

Guinea
49.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
43.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
19th
Nigeria rank
21st

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 49.80 million tonnes against 43.52 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 6.29 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1850s 64.66 million tonnes 4.05 million tonnes 60.61 million tonnes Guinea
1860s 22.19 million tonnes 10.59 million tonnes 11.59 million tonnes Guinea
1870s 11.75 million tonnes 16.55 million tonnes 4.80 million tonnes Nigeria
1880s 12.13 million tonnes 23.19 million tonnes 11.05 million tonnes Nigeria
1890s 9.65 million tonnes 23.99 million tonnes 14.35 million tonnes Nigeria
1900s 12.23 million tonnes 37.89 million tonnes 25.66 million tonnes Nigeria
1910s 17.04 million tonnes 46.17 million tonnes 29.13 million tonnes Nigeria
1920s 40.11 million tonnes 87.10 million tonnes 47.00 million tonnes Nigeria
1930s 45.10 million tonnes 114.34 million tonnes 69.25 million tonnes Nigeria
1940s 69.80 million tonnes 158.29 million tonnes 88.49 million tonnes Nigeria
1950s 63.58 million tonnes 146.77 million tonnes 83.20 million tonnes Nigeria
1960s 27.41 million tonnes 101.62 million tonnes 74.21 million tonnes Nigeria
1970s 16.29 million tonnes 66.95 million tonnes 50.66 million tonnes Nigeria
1980s 15.34 million tonnes 57.09 million tonnes 41.75 million tonnes Nigeria
1990s 17.62 million tonnes 203.23 million tonnes 185.61 million tonnes Nigeria
2000s 31.94 million tonnes 100.06 million tonnes 68.12 million tonnes Nigeria
2010s 71.04 million tonnes 34.65 million tonnes 36.39 million tonnes Guinea
2020s 53.00 million tonnes 41.79 million tonnes 11.22 million tonnes Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guinea or Nigeria?
Guinea, at 49.80 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 Guinea and Nigeria?
6.29 million tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Guinea ranks 19th 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.