Bolivia vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bolivia
8.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
12.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
19th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bolivia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 12.53 billion tonnes against 8.38 billion tonnes in Bolivia, a difference of 4.15 billion tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 224.68 million tonnes | 14.59 million tonnes | 210.10 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 529.39 million tonnes | 95.49 million tonnes | 433.90 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 475.07 million tonnes | 233.67 million tonnes | 241.40 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 514.95 million tonnes | 435.72 million tonnes | 79.23 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 856.09 million tonnes | 676.20 million tonnes | 179.89 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 982.92 million tonnes | 216.87 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 132.60 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 40.28 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 566.04 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 2.97 billion tonnes | 4.48 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 3.28 billion tonnes | 6.01 billion tonnes | 2.73 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 3.63 billion tonnes | 7.33 billion tonnes | 3.70 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.96 billion tonnes | 8.08 billion tonnes | 4.12 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.40 billion tonnes | 8.70 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5.07 billion tonnes | 10.01 billion tonnes | 4.94 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.51 billion tonnes | 11.64 billion tonnes | 5.13 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.55 billion tonnes | 12.18 billion tonnes | 4.63 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 8.17 billion tonnes | 12.45 billion tonnes | 4.28 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bolivia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 12.53 billion tonnes against 8.38 billion tonnes in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bolivia and Nigeria?
- 4.15 billion tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.