Colombia vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Colombia
1.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
41st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Colombia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.97 billion tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 37.23 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.69 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1930s | 6.92 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 6.92 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1940s | 20.17 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 20.17 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1950s | 62.10 million tonnes | 4.29 million tonnes | 57.81 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1960s | 150.02 million tonnes | 26.62 million tonnes | 123.40 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 314.34 million tonnes | 89.29 million tonnes | 225.05 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 548.31 million tonnes | 296.24 million tonnes | 252.07 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 855.74 million tonnes | 604.90 million tonnes | 250.84 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.17 billion tonnes | 913.82 million tonnes | 260.00 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 151.10 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 13.74 million tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Colombia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.97 billion tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Colombia and Nigeria?
- 37.23 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Colombia ranks 43rd 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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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.