Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Nitrous oxide emissions
Ethiopia
51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nigeria
41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
10th
Nigeria rank
12th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nigeria, a difference of 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 17 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 440,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 751,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 461,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 889,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 630,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 906,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 13.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 18.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 19.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 22.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 565,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 29.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 764,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 42.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 51.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Ethiopia, at 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.