Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Nigeria
0.2963 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.2918 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
178th
Zimbabwe rank
180th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2963 tonnes per person against 0.2918 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0045 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 180th of 213 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1950s | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.2043 tonnes per person | 0.1807 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 0.2654 tonnes per person | 0.1945 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.1409 tonnes per person | 0.2805 tonnes per person | 0.1395 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.3669 tonnes per person | 0.2209 tonnes per person | 0.1461 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2602 tonnes per person | 0.3079 tonnes per person | 0.0476 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.2333 tonnes per person | 0.1744 tonnes per person | 0.0589 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3223 tonnes per person | 0.2452 tonnes per person | 0.0771 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3156 tonnes per person | 0.2619 tonnes per person | 0.0538 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 0.2963 tonnes per person against 0.2918 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0045 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Nigeria ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 180th of 213 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 by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.