Austria vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Austria
2.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
41st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Austria
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.01 billion tonnes against 2.00 billion tonnes in Austria, a difference of 14.85 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 9.47 million tonnes 0 tonnes 9.47 million tonnes Austria
1920s 11.57 million tonnes 0 tonnes 11.57 million tonnes Austria
1930s 18.99 million tonnes 0 tonnes 18.99 million tonnes Austria
1940s 35.38 million tonnes 0 tonnes 35.38 million tonnes Austria
1950s 70.13 million tonnes 4.29 million tonnes 65.84 million tonnes Austria
1960s 166.14 million tonnes 26.62 million tonnes 139.52 million tonnes Austria
1970s 407.35 million tonnes 89.29 million tonnes 318.07 million tonnes Austria
1980s 701.25 million tonnes 296.24 million tonnes 405.01 million tonnes Austria
1990s 996.71 million tonnes 604.90 million tonnes 391.81 million tonnes Austria
2000s 1.34 billion tonnes 913.82 million tonnes 428.97 million tonnes Austria
2010s 1.69 billion tonnes 1.39 billion tonnes 300.85 million tonnes Austria
2020s 1.94 billion tonnes 1.87 billion tonnes 64.97 million tonnes Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Austria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2.01 billion tonnes against 2.00 billion tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Austria and Nigeria?
14.85 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Nigeria?
110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
How do Austria and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Austria ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 215 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.