Nigeria vs Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Nigeria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 15.86 billion tonnes against 13.40 billion tonnes in Venezuela, a difference of 2.45 billion tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Venezuela ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Venezuela ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 10 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 142.68 million tonnes | 682.36 million tonnes | 539.68 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 690.32 million tonnes | 855.69 million tonnes | 165.37 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 458.83 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 3.12 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 4.67 billion tonnes | 3.43 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.03 billion tonnes | 5.26 billion tonnes | 770.91 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 7.07 billion tonnes | 6.31 billion tonnes | 755.32 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 8.29 billion tonnes | 7.49 billion tonnes | 803.94 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 10.21 billion tonnes | 8.83 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.73 billion tonnes | 10.37 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 14.31 billion tonnes | 12.14 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 15.51 billion tonnes | 13.16 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
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 Venezuela?
- Nigeria, at 15.86 billion tonnes against 13.40 billion tonnes in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Nigeria and Venezuela?
- 2.45 billion tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Venezuela?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Venezuela rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 29th and Venezuela ranks 32nd 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.