Nigeria vs Zambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Nigeria
0.5837 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.565 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
176th
Zambia rank
178th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5837 tonnes per person against 0.565 tonnes per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0187 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0667 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.1591 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.9241 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.7506 tonnes per person | 0.8031 tonnes per person | 0.0526 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.7725 tonnes per person | 0.4618 tonnes per person | 0.3107 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6288 tonnes per person | 0.2603 tonnes per person | 0.3685 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.6479 tonnes per person | 0.1891 tonnes per person | 0.4588 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6217 tonnes per person | 0.3435 tonnes per person | 0.2782 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6001 tonnes per person | 0.536 tonnes per person | 0.0641 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Nigeria, at 0.5837 tonnes per person against 0.565 tonnes per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.0187 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Nigeria ranks 176th and Zambia 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.