Guatemala vs Nigeria: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Guatemala
0.0978 tonnes per person
in 2022
Nigeria
0.1045 tonnes per person
in 2022
Guatemala rank
19th
Nigeria rank
17th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1045 tonnes per person against 0.0978 tonnes per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0067 tonnes per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 207 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0741 tonnes per person 0.1042 tonnes per person 0.0301 tonnes per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0792 tonnes per person 0.1088 tonnes per person 0.0296 tonnes per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0762 tonnes per person 0.1157 tonnes per person 0.0396 tonnes per person Nigeria
1990s 0.073 tonnes per person 0.1158 tonnes per person 0.0428 tonnes per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0707 tonnes per person 0.1155 tonnes per person 0.0448 tonnes per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0912 tonnes per person 0.1154 tonnes per person 0.0242 tonnes per person Nigeria
2020s 0.098 tonnes per person 0.1063 tonnes per person 0.0083 tonnes per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Guatemala or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1045 tonnes per person against 0.0978 tonnes per person in Guatemala as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Guatemala and Nigeria?
0.0067 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Nigeria rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Guatemala ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.