Nigeria vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Nigeria
15.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Spain
17.73 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
29th
Spain rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Nigeria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.73 billion tonnes against 15.86 billion tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 1.87 billion tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Spain ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 142.68 million tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 690.32 million tonnes | 2.27 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 2.88 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 1940s | 3.12 billion tonnes | 3.40 billion tonnes | 281.36 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1950s | 4.67 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | 745.48 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.03 billion tonnes | 4.64 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 7.07 billion tonnes | 5.96 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 8.29 billion tonnes | 7.83 billion tonnes | 457.25 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 10.21 billion tonnes | 9.93 billion tonnes | 278.66 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.73 billion tonnes | 12.74 billion tonnes | 5.95 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 14.31 billion tonnes | 15.57 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 15.51 billion tonnes | 17.30 billion tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Nigeria or Spain?
- Spain, at 17.73 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 Nigeria and Spain?
- 1.87 billion tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.