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

Mali
70.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
68.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mali rank
154th
Nigeria rank
157th

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

  • Mali
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 70.67 tonnes per person against 68.16 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 2.51 tonnes per person.

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

Mali ranks 154th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 5.25 tonnes per person 121.55 tonnes per person 116.3 tonnes per person Nigeria
1970s 11.77 tonnes per person 112.44 tonnes per person 100.68 tonnes per person Nigeria
1980s 17 tonnes per person 99.03 tonnes per person 82.03 tonnes per person Nigeria
1990s 40.67 tonnes per person 93.08 tonnes per person 52.41 tonnes per person Nigeria
2000s 71.33 tonnes per person 89.02 tonnes per person 17.69 tonnes per person Nigeria
2010s 73.28 tonnes per person 76.28 tonnes per person 3 tonnes per person Nigeria
2020s 71.67 tonnes per person 69.5 tonnes per person 2.17 tonnes per person Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Mali or Nigeria?
Mali, at 70.67 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 Mali and Nigeria?
2.51 tonnes per person, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Mali ranks 154th 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.