Nigeria vs Zambia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Nigeria
0.5849 tonnes per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.6131 tonnes per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
109th
Zambia rank
107th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6131 tonnes per person against 0.5849 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0282 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 109th and Zambia ranks 107th of 120 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.575 tonnes per person | 0.2307 tonnes per person | 0.3443 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.5255 tonnes per person | 0.4014 tonnes per person | 0.1241 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6547 tonnes per person | 0.5595 tonnes per person | 0.0951 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6426 tonnes per person | 0.5545 tonnes per person | 0.0881 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6131 tonnes per person against 0.5849 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.0282 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 109th and Zambia ranks 107th 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.