Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Equatorial Guinea
70.58 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
68.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
155th
Nigeria rank
157th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 70.58 tonnes per person against 68.16 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 2.42 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th 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 Equatorial Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s -59.66 tonnes per person 121.55 tonnes per person 181.21 tonnes per person Nigeria
1970s -101.15 tonnes per person 112.44 tonnes per person 213.6 tonnes per person Nigeria
1980s -119.33 tonnes per person 99.03 tonnes per person 218.36 tonnes per person Nigeria
1990s -88.18 tonnes per person 93.08 tonnes per person 181.26 tonnes per person Nigeria
2000s -19.04 tonnes per person 89.02 tonnes per person 108.06 tonnes per person Nigeria
2010s 36.72 tonnes per person 76.28 tonnes per person 39.56 tonnes per person Nigeria
2020s 64.29 tonnes per person 69.5 tonnes per person 5.2 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, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
Equatorial Guinea, at 70.58 tonnes per person against 68.16 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
2.42 tonnes per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 155th 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.