Maldives vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Maldives
63.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
68.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
160th
Nigeria rank
157th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Maldives
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 68.16 tonnes per person against 63.77 tonnes per person in Maldives, a difference of 4.39 tonnes per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 192 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2262 tonnes per person | 111.91 tonnes per person | 111.68 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.12 tonnes per person | 99.03 tonnes per person | 96.9 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 7.69 tonnes per person | 93.08 tonnes per person | 85.4 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 20.78 tonnes per person | 89.02 tonnes per person | 68.24 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 38.12 tonnes per person | 76.28 tonnes per person | 38.16 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 56.16 tonnes per person | 69.5 tonnes per person | 13.33 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, Maldives or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 68.16 tonnes per person against 63.77 tonnes per person in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Maldives and Nigeria?
- 4.39 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 160th 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.