France vs Nigeria: Nitrous oxide emissions
France
32.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nigeria
41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
France rank
15th
Nigeria rank
12th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- France
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 32.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in France, a difference of 9.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 17 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1860s | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 751,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1870s | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 889,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1880s | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1890s | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1900s | 7.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1910s | 7.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1920s | 8.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1930s | 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1940s | 18.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1950s | 31.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1960s | 50.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1970s | 64.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1980s | 67.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1990s | 58.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 2000s | 42.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 2010s | 38.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 2020s | 34.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, France or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 32.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between France and Nigeria?
- 9.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Nigeria rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- France ranks 15th 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.