Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ethiopia
8.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
12.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
21st
Nigeria rank
19th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 12.53 billion tonnes against 8.90 billion tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.63 billion tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 68.75 million tonnes | 14.59 million tonnes | 54.16 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 142.81 million tonnes | 95.49 million tonnes | 47.32 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 201.37 million tonnes | 233.67 million tonnes | 32.30 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 265.45 million tonnes | 435.72 million tonnes | 170.27 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 331.60 million tonnes | 676.20 million tonnes | 344.60 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 444.51 million tonnes | 982.92 million tonnes | 538.41 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 642.21 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 770.13 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 914.65 million tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 1.90 billion tonnes | 4.48 billion tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 2.85 billion tonnes | 6.01 billion tonnes | 3.16 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 4.02 billion tonnes | 7.33 billion tonnes | 3.31 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 4.97 billion tonnes | 8.08 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.30 billion tonnes | 8.70 billion tonnes | 3.40 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5.01 billion tonnes | 10.01 billion tonnes | 5.00 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.47 billion tonnes | 11.64 billion tonnes | 6.17 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.88 billion tonnes | 12.18 billion tonnes | 5.29 billion tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 8.47 billion tonnes | 12.45 billion tonnes | 3.98 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, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 12.53 billion tonnes against 8.90 billion tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 3.63 billion tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st 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.