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

Nepal
0.0518 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nepal rank
51st
Nigeria rank
53rd

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

  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0518 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0021 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.76 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.39 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3726 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nepal
1970s 1.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4124 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.7321 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nepal
1980s 0.6226 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1279 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4947 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nepal
1990s 0.437 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1212 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3157 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nepal
2000s 0.2583 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0867 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1717 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nepal
2010s 0.0904 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0268 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0636 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nepal
2020s 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0271 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nepal

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, Nepal or Nigeria?
Nepal, at 0.0518 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Nepal and Nigeria?
0.0021 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Nepal ranks 51st 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.