Egypt vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Egypt
0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0187 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
49th
Nigeria rank
52nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0187 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0578 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0406 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.0471 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0318 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.031 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.0312 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0187 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.