Djibouti vs Nigeria: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Djibouti
1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
174th
Nigeria rank
177th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Djibouti
- Nigeria
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 174th and Nigeria ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1860s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1870s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1880s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1890s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1900s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Djibouti or Nigeria?
- Djibouti, at 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Djibouti and Nigeria?
- 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Nigeria rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Djibouti ranks 174th and Nigeria ranks 177th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.