Nigeria vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Nigeria
53.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
59.1 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
112th
Uganda rank
109th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 59.1 tonnes per person against 53.87 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 5.23 tonnes per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 112th and Uganda ranks 109th of 194 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147.73 tonnes per person | 155.88 tonnes per person | 8.15 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 128.85 tonnes per person | 157.3 tonnes per person | 28.45 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 104.1 tonnes per person | 149.06 tonnes per person | 44.96 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 91.4 tonnes per person | 123.19 tonnes per person | 31.78 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 81.49 tonnes per person | 99 tonnes per person | 17.51 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 65.03 tonnes per person | 78.19 tonnes per person | 13.16 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 55.82 tonnes per person | 62.43 tonnes per person | 6.61 tonnes per person | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 59.1 tonnes per person against 53.87 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 5.23 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 112th and Uganda ranks 109th 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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About this data
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.