Nigeria vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Nigeria
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
2.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
41st
Switzerland rank
39th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Nigeria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.16 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 153.12 million tonnes.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 110 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 8.70 million tonnes | 8.70 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 16.83 million tonnes | 16.83 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 26.09 million tonnes | 26.09 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 4.29 million tonnes | 57.94 million tonnes | 53.66 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 26.62 million tonnes | 192.02 million tonnes | 165.40 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 89.29 million tonnes | 519.14 million tonnes | 429.85 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 296.24 million tonnes | 867.56 million tonnes | 571.32 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 604.90 million tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 611.51 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 913.82 million tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | 660.72 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | 516.08 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.87 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | 243.13 million tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Nigeria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.16 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Nigeria and Switzerland?
- 153.12 million tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Switzerland?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Nigeria ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th 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.