Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Nigeria
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
150th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nigeria ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 11 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
- Nigeria, at 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.