Nigeria vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Nigeria
862.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
1.05 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
46th
Taiwan rank
43rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Nigeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.05 billion tonnes against 862.28 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 191.33 million tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Taiwan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 46th and Taiwan ranks 43rd of 146 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 35,156 tonnes | 35,156 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 506,329 tonnes | 506,329 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 503,898 tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 7.50 million tonnes | 22.37 million tonnes | 14.87 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 54.63 million tonnes | 48.33 million tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 137.13 million tonnes | 89.42 million tonnes | 47.71 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 276.18 million tonnes | 232.23 million tonnes | 43.96 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 523.82 million tonnes | 552.05 million tonnes | 28.24 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 784.39 million tonnes | 930.92 million tonnes | 146.53 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Nigeria or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.05 billion tonnes against 862.28 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 191.33 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Nigeria ranks 46th and Taiwan ranks 43rd 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.