Egypt vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Egypt
66.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
68.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
158th
Nigeria rank
157th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 68.16 tonnes per person against 66.98 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 1.18 tonnes per person.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 192 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.31 tonnes per person | 121.55 tonnes per person | 106.25 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 19.41 tonnes per person | 112.44 tonnes per person | 93.04 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 24.31 tonnes per person | 99.03 tonnes per person | 74.72 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 31.34 tonnes per person | 93.08 tonnes per person | 61.74 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 42.1 tonnes per person | 89.02 tonnes per person | 46.91 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 55.13 tonnes per person | 76.28 tonnes per person | 21.16 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 64.59 tonnes per person | 69.5 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 68.16 tonnes per person against 66.98 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 1.18 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.