Nigeria vs Tuvalu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nigeria
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
150th
Tuvalu rank
148th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nigeria
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 150th and Tuvalu ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1172 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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nigeria ranks 150th and Tuvalu ranks 148th 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.