Nigeria vs Panama: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Nigeria
0.1751 tonnes per person
in 2024
Panama
0.2075 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
92nd
Panama rank
89th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Nigeria
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2075 tonnes per person against 0.1751 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0324 tonnes per person.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Nigeria ranks 92nd and Panama ranks 89th of 146 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0775 tonnes per person | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 0.0338 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1676 tonnes per person | 0.2606 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.1698 tonnes per person | 0.197 tonnes per person | 0.0272 tonnes per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Nigeria or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2075 tonnes per person against 0.1751 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Nigeria and Panama?
- 0.0324 tonnes per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Panama rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Nigeria ranks 92nd and Panama ranks 89th 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.