Kazakhstan vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Kazakhstan
18.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
15.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
27th
Nigeria rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 18.97 billion tonnes against 15.86 billion tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 3.11 billion tonnes.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 1.66 billion tonnes 142.68 million tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1920s 1.88 billion tonnes 690.32 million tonnes 1.19 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1930s 2.06 billion tonnes 1.74 billion tonnes 326.00 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1940s 2.29 billion tonnes 3.12 billion tonnes 830.08 million tonnes Nigeria
1950s 3.83 billion tonnes 4.67 billion tonnes 840.61 million tonnes Nigeria
1960s 6.37 billion tonnes 6.03 billion tonnes 338.22 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1970s 8.47 billion tonnes 7.07 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1980s 10.85 billion tonnes 8.29 billion tonnes 2.56 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1990s 13.11 billion tonnes 10.21 billion tonnes 2.90 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2000s 14.20 billion tonnes 12.73 billion tonnes 1.46 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2010s 16.33 billion tonnes 14.31 billion tonnes 2.02 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2020s 18.42 billion tonnes 15.51 billion tonnes 2.92 billion tonnes Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Kazakhstan or Nigeria?
Kazakhstan, at 18.97 billion tonnes against 15.86 billion tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
3.11 billion tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.