What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Kenya and Nigeria?

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP

Kenya

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Nigeria

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Kenya rank

32nd

Nigeria rank

34th

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 34th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1970s	0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1990s	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2010s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp, Kenya or Nigeria?: Kenya, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 34th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 10,833 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.