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
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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About this data
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.