Austria vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Austria
783.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
862.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
47th
Nigeria rank
46th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Austria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 862.28 million tonnes against 783.87 million tonnes in Austria, a difference of 78.41 million tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Nigeria ahead.
Austria ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 146 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 20,518 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 20,518 tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 221,296 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 221,296 tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 32.52 million tonnes | 503,898 tonnes | 32.02 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1970s | 90.54 million tonnes | 7.50 million tonnes | 83.04 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1980s | 181.64 million tonnes | 54.63 million tonnes | 127.01 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1990s | 298.17 million tonnes | 137.13 million tonnes | 161.04 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2000s | 457.84 million tonnes | 276.18 million tonnes | 181.65 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2010s | 629.53 million tonnes | 523.82 million tonnes | 105.72 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2020s | 754.86 million tonnes | 784.39 million tonnes | 29.53 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Austria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 862.28 million tonnes against 783.87 million tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Austria and Nigeria?
- 78.41 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Nigeria?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Austria ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.