Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Nigeria
0.1045 tonnes per person
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.1012 tonnes per person
in 2022
Nigeria rank
17th
Zimbabwe rank
18th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1045 tonnes per person against 0.1012 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0033 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1042 tonnes per person | 0.1286 tonnes per person | 0.0244 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 0.1271 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.1157 tonnes per person | 0.1134 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1158 tonnes per person | 0.1066 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1155 tonnes per person | 0.0999 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.1014 tonnes per person | 0.0139 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1063 tonnes per person | 0.1022 tonnes per person | 0.0041 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, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 0.1045 tonnes per person against 0.1012 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0033 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th 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.