Angola vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Angola
19.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
20.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Angola rank
157th
Nigeria rank
155th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 20.25 tonnes per person against 19.52 tonnes per person in Angola, a difference of 0.73 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Angola ranks 157th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 0.1061 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 5.73 tonnes per person | 5.73 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 9.07 tonnes per person | 11.55 tonnes per person | 2.48 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 11.48 tonnes per person | 14.4 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 16.24 tonnes per person | 17.25 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 19.01 tonnes per person | 18.66 tonnes per person | 0.3471 tonnes per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 19.54 tonnes per person | 19.89 tonnes per person | 0.3553 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 20.25 tonnes per person against 19.52 tonnes per person in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Angola and Nigeria?
- 0.73 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Angola ranks 157th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.