Kenya vs Nigeria: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Kenya
0.6321 tonnes per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.5849 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kenya rank
106th
Nigeria rank
109th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6321 tonnes per person against 0.5849 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0472 tonnes per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 109th of 120 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3284 tonnes per person | 0.575 tonnes per person | 0.2466 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.3694 tonnes per person | 0.5255 tonnes per person | 0.1561 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.5483 tonnes per person | 0.6547 tonnes per person | 0.1063 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6243 tonnes per person | 0.6426 tonnes per person | 0.0184 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 0.6321 tonnes per person against 0.5849 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.0472 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Kenya ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 109th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.