Denmark vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Denmark
1.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
44th
Nigeria rank
41st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Denmark
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.94 billion tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 74.08 million tonnes.

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

Denmark ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 102,474 tonnes 0 tonnes 102,474 tonnes Denmark
1920s 102,474 tonnes 0 tonnes 102,474 tonnes Denmark
1930s 102,474 tonnes 0 tonnes 102,474 tonnes Denmark
1940s 102,474 tonnes 0 tonnes 102,474 tonnes Denmark
1950s 39.03 million tonnes 4.29 million tonnes 34.74 million tonnes Denmark
1960s 214.82 million tonnes 26.62 million tonnes 188.20 million tonnes Denmark
1970s 641.00 million tonnes 89.29 million tonnes 551.72 million tonnes Denmark
1980s 1.02 billion tonnes 296.24 million tonnes 723.00 million tonnes Denmark
1990s 1.28 billion tonnes 604.90 million tonnes 671.48 million tonnes Denmark
2000s 1.53 billion tonnes 913.82 million tonnes 616.72 million tonnes Denmark
2010s 1.75 billion tonnes 1.39 billion tonnes 356.78 million tonnes Denmark
2020s 1.90 billion tonnes 1.87 billion tonnes 23.61 million tonnes Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Denmark or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.94 billion tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Denmark and Nigeria?
74.08 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nigeria?
110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Denmark ranks 44th 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.