Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Afghanistan
0.6817 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.7708 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Nigeria rank
170th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
024191519692024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.7708 tonnes per person against 0.6817 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0891 tonnes per person.

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

Across all 76 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Nigeria ranks 170th of 194 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1940s 0.8314 tonnes per person 4.68 tonnes per person 3.85 tonnes per person Nigeria
1950s 1.38 tonnes per person 3.68 tonnes per person 2.3 tonnes per person Nigeria
1960s 1.19 tonnes per person 2.25 tonnes per person 1.06 tonnes per person Nigeria
1970s 0.4871 tonnes per person 1.82 tonnes per person 1.34 tonnes per person Nigeria
1980s 0.3792 tonnes per person 1.46 tonnes per person 1.08 tonnes per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0495 tonnes per person 2.48 tonnes per person 2.43 tonnes per person Nigeria
2000s 0.1711 tonnes per person 1.37 tonnes per person 1.2 tonnes per person Nigeria
2010s 0.3414 tonnes per person 0.8084 tonnes per person 0.467 tonnes per person Nigeria
2020s 0.5212 tonnes per person 0.7876 tonnes per person 0.2664 tonnes per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.7708 tonnes per person against 0.6817 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
0.0891 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Nigeria ranks 170th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.