Nigeria vs Uzbekistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Nigeria
0.2963 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uzbekistan
0.3213 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
178th
Uzbekistan rank
176th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Nigeria
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 0.3213 tonnes per person against 0.2963 tonnes per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.025 tonnes per person.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 178th and Uzbekistan ranks 176th of 213 countries.
Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.3041 tonnes per person | 0.3041 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.2299 tonnes per person | 0.2299 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.8618 tonnes per person | 0.8618 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1950s | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 0.1409 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 0.3669 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 0.2602 tonnes per person | 0.9758 tonnes per person | 0.7156 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 0.2333 tonnes per person | 0.6254 tonnes per person | 0.3921 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 0.3223 tonnes per person | 0.3442 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 0.3156 tonnes per person | 0.3346 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Nigeria or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 0.3213 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 Nigeria and Uzbekistan?
- 0.025 tonnes per person, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uzbekistan?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Uzbekistan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Nigeria ranks 178th and Uzbekistan ranks 176th 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.