Kuwait vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Kuwait
2.25 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
38th
Nigeria rank
41st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 234.56 million tonnes.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.95 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 15.05 million tonnes | 4.29 million tonnes | 10.76 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 72.09 million tonnes | 26.62 million tonnes | 45.47 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 106.56 million tonnes | 89.29 million tonnes | 17.27 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 189.32 million tonnes | 296.24 million tonnes | 106.92 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 813.96 million tonnes | 604.90 million tonnes | 209.06 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 913.82 million tonnes | 311.49 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 343.62 million tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.11 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 242.60 million tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Kuwait, at 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 234.56 million tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kuwait ranks 38th 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.