Georgia vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Georgia
86.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
96.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Georgia rank
79th
Nigeria rank
77th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Georgia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 96.36 million tonnes against 86.87 million tonnes in Georgia, a difference of 9.49 million tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 179 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3.05 million tonnes | 438,948 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | Georgia |
| 1920s | 3.49 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | 733,287 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 5.65 million tonnes | 12.21 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 10.82 million tonnes | 22.89 million tonnes | 12.06 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 21.21 million tonnes | 38.79 million tonnes | 17.58 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 34.84 million tonnes | 55.10 million tonnes | 20.26 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 47.17 million tonnes | 62.56 million tonnes | 15.39 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 59.51 million tonnes | 66.93 million tonnes | 7.43 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 68.67 million tonnes | 68.44 million tonnes | 226,190 tonnes | Georgia |
| 2000s | 70.33 million tonnes | 69.70 million tonnes | 637,540 tonnes | Georgia |
| 2010s | 77.58 million tonnes | 76.58 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Georgia |
| 2020s | 85.16 million tonnes | 89.80 million tonnes | 4.64 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Georgia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 96.36 million tonnes against 86.87 million tonnes in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Georgia and Nigeria?
- 9.49 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Nigeria?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Georgia ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.