Gambia vs Nigeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Gambia
0.2909 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2963 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
181st
Nigeria rank
178th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2963 tonnes per person against 0.2909 tonnes per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0054 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0473 tonnes per person | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.0237 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.0665 tonnes per person | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.1444 tonnes per person | 0.1409 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.1996 tonnes per person | 0.3669 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1763 tonnes per person | 0.2602 tonnes per person | 0.084 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1963 tonnes per person | 0.2333 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2441 tonnes per person | 0.3223 tonnes per person | 0.0783 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2887 tonnes per person | 0.3156 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.2963 tonnes per person against 0.2909 tonnes per person in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.0054 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Gambia ranks 181st 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.