Mexico vs Nigeria: Nitrous oxide emissions
Mexico
39.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nigeria
41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Nigeria rank
12th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico, a difference of 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 12 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 573,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 620,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 751,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 721,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 889,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 168,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 861,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1910s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1920s | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 557,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1930s | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 533,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1940s | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 708,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1950s | 11.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1960s | 17.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1970s | 25.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1980s | 34.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1990s | 37.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2000s | 38.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2010s | 41.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2020s | 40.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mexico ranks 14th 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.