Nigeria vs Palestine: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Nigeria
0.7708 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palestine
0.8767 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
170th
Palestine rank
168th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Nigeria
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 0.8767 tonnes per person against 0.7708 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1059 tonnes per person.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 170th and Palestine ranks 168th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 tonnes per person | 0.3869 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.4764 tonnes per person | 0.8951 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8084 tonnes per person | 0.6295 tonnes per person | 0.1789 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.7876 tonnes per person | 0.8035 tonnes per person | 0.0158 tonnes per person | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Nigeria or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 0.8767 tonnes per person against 0.7708 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Nigeria and Palestine?
- 0.1059 tonnes per person, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Palestine?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Palestine rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nigeria ranks 170th and Palestine ranks 168th 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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.