Ghana vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate
Ghana
3.59 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
3.55 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
68th
Nigeria rank
71st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.59 % change on previous year against 3.55 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.29 % change on previous year | 40.2 % change on previous year | 0.9143 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 10.99 % change on previous year | 16.72 % change on previous year | 5.74 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 7.58 % change on previous year | 11.54 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 12.67 % change on previous year | 7.58 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.8 % change on previous year | 5.05 % change on previous year | 0.2566 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.64 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 0.8107 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.65 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | 0.0302 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.86 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 0.0662 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 3.59 % change on previous year against 3.55 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 71st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.