Kazakhstan vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Kazakhstan
18.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
15.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
27th
Nigeria rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Nigeria
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B185019372024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 18.97 billion tonnes against 15.86 billion tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 3.11 billion tonnes.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 1.66 billion tonnes 142.68 million tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1920s 1.88 billion tonnes 690.32 million tonnes 1.19 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1930s 2.06 billion tonnes 1.74 billion tonnes 326.00 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1940s 2.29 billion tonnes 3.12 billion tonnes 830.08 million tonnes Nigeria
1950s 3.83 billion tonnes 4.67 billion tonnes 840.61 million tonnes Nigeria
1960s 6.37 billion tonnes 6.03 billion tonnes 338.22 million tonnes Kazakhstan
1970s 8.47 billion tonnes 7.07 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1980s 10.85 billion tonnes 8.29 billion tonnes 2.56 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
1990s 13.11 billion tonnes 10.21 billion tonnes 2.90 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2000s 14.20 billion tonnes 12.73 billion tonnes 1.46 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2010s 16.33 billion tonnes 14.31 billion tonnes 2.02 billion tonnes Kazakhstan
2020s 18.42 billion tonnes 15.51 billion tonnes 2.92 billion tonnes Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Kazakhstan or Nigeria?
Kazakhstan, at 18.97 billion tonnes against 15.86 billion tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
3.11 billion tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nigeria?
110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.