Greece vs Nigeria: Cumulative co emissions

Greece
4.30 billion
in 2024
Nigeria
4.71 billion
in 2024
Greece rank
46th
Nigeria rank
45th

Cumulative co emissions over time

  • Greece
  • Nigeria
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B186719452024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.71 billion against 4.30 billion in Greece, a difference of 414.05 million.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 215 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 11.78 million 438,948 11.34 million Greece
1920s 18.45 million 4.23 million 14.23 million Greece
1930s 42.73 million 12.21 million 30.52 million Greece
1940s 55.17 million 22.89 million 32.28 million Greece
1950s 86.50 million 43.09 million 43.41 million Greece
1960s 187.83 million 92.99 million 94.85 million Greece
1970s 460.77 million 370.66 million 90.10 million Greece
1980s 958.90 million 978.38 million 19.48 million Nigeria
1990s 1.72 billion 1.59 billion 129.28 million Greece
2000s 2.72 billion 2.48 billion 242.28 million Greece
2010s 3.69 billion 3.52 billion 170.08 million Greece
2020s 4.19 billion 4.44 billion 254.07 million Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co emissions, Greece or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4.71 billion against 4.30 billion in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co emissions between Greece and Nigeria?
414.05 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nigeria?
110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
How do Greece and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co emissions?
Greece ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative co emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed