Myanmar vs Nigeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Myanmar
0.1464 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1751 tonnes per person
in 2024
Myanmar rank
95th
Nigeria rank
92nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1751 tonnes per person against 0.1464 tonnes per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0287 tonnes per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Nigeria ahead.
Myanmar ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 92nd of 146 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1960s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0407 tonnes per person | 0.0765 tonnes per person | 0.0359 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0579 tonnes per person | 0.0915 tonnes per person | 0.0336 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0892 tonnes per person | 0.1249 tonnes per person | 0.0357 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1286 tonnes per person | 0.1626 tonnes per person | 0.034 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1626 tonnes per person | 0.1698 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Myanmar or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1751 tonnes per person against 0.1464 tonnes per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 0.0287 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Myanmar ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 92nd of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes per person.