Nigeria vs Tanzania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement

Nigeria
0.0469 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0429 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
113th
Tanzania rank
115th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0469 tonnes per person against 0.0429 tonnes per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.004 tonnes per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.

Nigeria ranks 113th and Tanzania ranks 115th of 209 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0003 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0003 tonnes per person Nigeria
1960s 0.006 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person 0.004 tonnes per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0089 tonnes per person 0.0076 tonnes per person 0.0013 tonnes per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0162 tonnes per person 0.0071 tonnes per person 0.0092 tonnes per person Nigeria
1990s 0.01 tonnes per person 0.0082 tonnes per person 0.0018 tonnes per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0094 tonnes per person 0.0133 tonnes per person 0.0039 tonnes per person Tanzania
2010s 0.0367 tonnes per person 0.0256 tonnes per person 0.0111 tonnes per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0487 tonnes per person 0.0428 tonnes per person 0.0058 tonnes per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Nigeria or Tanzania?
Nigeria, at 0.0469 tonnes per person against 0.0429 tonnes per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Nigeria and Tanzania?
0.004 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
Nigeria ranks 113th and Tanzania ranks 115th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 21,802 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.