Liberia vs Nigeria: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Liberia
0.0969 tonnes per person
in 2022
Nigeria
0.1045 tonnes per person
in 2022
Liberia rank
20th
Nigeria rank
17th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1045 tonnes per person against 0.0969 tonnes per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0076 tonnes per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1116 tonnes per person | 0.1042 tonnes per person | 0.0074 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.115 tonnes per person | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 0.1157 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.088 tonnes per person | 0.1158 tonnes per person | 0.0278 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1125 tonnes per person | 0.1155 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.112 tonnes per person | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0983 tonnes per person | 0.1063 tonnes per person | 0.008 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, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1045 tonnes per person against 0.0969 tonnes per person in Liberia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.0076 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.