Nigeria vs Turkmenistan: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Nigeria
0.1045 tonnes per person
in 2022
Turkmenistan
0.1127 tonnes per person
in 2022
Nigeria rank
17th
Turkmenistan rank
16th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.1127 tonnes per person against 0.1045 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0082 tonnes per person.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1042 tonnes per person | 0.0782 tonnes per person | 0.026 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 0.1037 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.1157 tonnes per person | 0.0905 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1158 tonnes per person | 0.0597 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1155 tonnes per person | 0.0718 tonnes per person | 0.0437 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.0849 tonnes per person | 0.0305 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1063 tonnes per person | 0.1125 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Nigeria or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.1127 tonnes per person against 0.1045 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0082 tonnes per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Turkmenistan rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th 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.