Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Egypt or Nigeria?

Egypt, at 261,346 kt against 250,617 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Nigeria: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Egypt

261,346 kt

in 2023

Nigeria

250,617 kt

in 2023

Egypt rank

35th

Nigeria rank

36th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Egypt
Nigeria

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 261,346 kt against 250,617 kt in Nigeria, a difference of 10,729 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Egypt ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	34,803 kt	91,979 kt	57,177 kt	Nigeria
1970s	38,723 kt	197,776 kt	159,053 kt	Nigeria
1980s	80,436 kt	189,312 kt	108,876 kt	Nigeria
1990s	113,563 kt	284,509 kt	170,946 kt	Nigeria
2000s	172,094 kt	278,639 kt	106,544 kt	Nigeria
2010s	231,114 kt	264,982 kt	33,867 kt	Nigeria
2020s	252,714 kt	251,537 kt	1,176 kt	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Egypt or Nigeria?: Egypt, at 261,346 kt against 250,617 kt in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Egypt and Nigeria?: 10,729 kt, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?: Egypt ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf