Nigeria vs Tajikistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nigeria
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tajikistan
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
150th
Tajikistan rank
147th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nigeria
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 150th and Tajikistan ranks 147th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Nigeria or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Nigeria and Tajikistan?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tajikistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tajikistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nigeria ranks 150th and Tajikistan ranks 147th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.