Egypt vs Nigeria: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Egypt
0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
144th
Nigeria rank
147th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 196 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.