Djibouti vs Nigeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Djibouti
0.3235 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2963 tonnes per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
175th
Nigeria rank
178th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Djibouti
- Nigeria
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 0.3235 tonnes per person against 0.2963 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0272 tonnes per person.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 175th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4344 tonnes per person | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.4108 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 0.7562 tonnes per person | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 0.6852 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 0.9646 tonnes per person | 0.1409 tonnes per person | 0.8237 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 0.8869 tonnes per person | 0.3669 tonnes per person | 0.52 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.4997 tonnes per person | 0.2602 tonnes per person | 0.2395 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 0.5015 tonnes per person | 0.2333 tonnes per person | 0.2682 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 0.3774 tonnes per person | 0.3223 tonnes per person | 0.0551 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 0.3334 tonnes per person | 0.3156 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Djibouti or Nigeria?
- Djibouti, at 0.3235 tonnes per person against 0.2963 tonnes per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Djibouti and Nigeria?
- 0.0272 tonnes per person, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nigeria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Nigeria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Djibouti ranks 175th and Nigeria ranks 178th 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 from oil. 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.