Kuwait vs Nigeria: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions

Kuwait

129.52 million tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

135.82 million tonnes

in 2024

Kuwait rank

37th

Nigeria rank

36th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

Nigeria currently reports 135.82 million tonnes against 129.52 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 6.30 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 12,568 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.