Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Nigeria
1.57 billion tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.57 billion tonnes against 1.07 billion tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 498.92 million tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.19 million tonnes | 12.01 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 205.43 million tonnes | 360.86 million tonnes | 155.43 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 534.13 million tonnes | 838.11 million tonnes | 303.98 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 818.81 million tonnes | 915.85 million tonnes | 97.04 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 971.85 million tonnes | 210.31 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.44 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 411.94 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 484.86 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Nigeria, at 1.57 billion tonnes against 1.07 billion tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 498.92 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.