Colombia vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Colombia
0.0493 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Colombia rank
54th
Nigeria rank
53rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Colombia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0493 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Colombia, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 3.1 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.39 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.71 tonnes per US$ of GDP Colombia
1970s 1.49 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4124 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP Colombia
1980s 0.5018 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1279 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3739 tonnes per US$ of GDP Colombia
1990s 0.2602 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1212 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1389 tonnes per US$ of GDP Colombia
2000s 0.1475 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0867 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0608 tonnes per US$ of GDP Colombia
2010s 0.0619 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0268 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0351 tonnes per US$ of GDP Colombia
2020s 0.0614 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0271 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0343 tonnes per US$ of GDP Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Colombia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0493 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Colombia and Nigeria?
0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Colombia ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.