Brazil vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Brazil
16,434 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
17,215 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
97th
Nigeria rank
94th

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

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
5.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17,215 tonnes per square kilometre against 16,434 tonnes per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 781 tonnes per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 97th and Nigeria ranks 94th of 192 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 3,989 tonnes per square kilometre 6,683 tonnes per square kilometre 2,694 tonnes per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 5,412 tonnes per square kilometre 7,761 tonnes per square kilometre 2,349 tonnes per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 7,247 tonnes per square kilometre 9,102 tonnes per square kilometre 1,855 tonnes per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 9,480 tonnes per square kilometre 11,213 tonnes per square kilometre 1,733 tonnes per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 12,277 tonnes per square kilometre 13,981 tonnes per square kilometre 1,704 tonnes per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 14,539 tonnes per square kilometre 15,712 tonnes per square kilometre 1,173 tonnes per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 16,058 tonnes per square kilometre 16,932 tonnes per square kilometre 873.45 tonnes per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Brazil or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 17,215 tonnes per square kilometre against 16,434 tonnes per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Brazil and Nigeria?
781 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Brazil ranks 97th and Nigeria ranks 94th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.