Brazil vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Brazil
0.0638 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0629 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brazil rank
47th
Nigeria rank
48th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0638 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0629 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.37 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2254 tonnes per US$ of GDP Brazil
1970s 0.4816 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3562 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1254 tonnes per US$ of GDP Brazil
1980s 0.2411 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1227 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1184 tonnes per US$ of GDP Brazil
1990s 0.1517 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1229 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0288 tonnes per US$ of GDP Brazil
2000s 0.1251 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0939 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0312 tonnes per US$ of GDP Brazil
2010s 0.0574 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0314 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.026 tonnes per US$ of GDP Brazil
2020s 0.0729 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0339 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.039 tonnes per US$ of GDP Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Brazil or Nigeria?
Brazil, at 0.0638 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0629 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Brazil and Nigeria?
0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Brazil ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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