Nigeria vs Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Nigeria
53.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sudan
49.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
112th
Sudan rank
115th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 53.87 tonnes per person against 49.67 tonnes per person in Sudan, a difference of 4.2 tonnes per person.

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 112th and Sudan ranks 115th of 194 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 147.73 tonnes per person 80.62 tonnes per person 67.11 tonnes per person Nigeria
1970s 128.85 tonnes per person 68.04 tonnes per person 60.81 tonnes per person Nigeria
1980s 104.1 tonnes per person 53.41 tonnes per person 50.68 tonnes per person Nigeria
1990s 91.4 tonnes per person 55.32 tonnes per person 36.08 tonnes per person Nigeria
2000s 81.49 tonnes per person 56.52 tonnes per person 24.97 tonnes per person Nigeria
2010s 65.03 tonnes per person 58.15 tonnes per person 6.88 tonnes per person Nigeria
2020s 55.82 tonnes per person 50.88 tonnes per person 4.95 tonnes per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Nigeria or Sudan?
Nigeria, at 53.87 tonnes per person against 49.67 tonnes per person in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Nigeria and Sudan?
4.2 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 112th and Sudan ranks 115th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.