Georgia vs Nigeria: Per capita methane emissions
Georgia
0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Georgia rank
118th
Nigeria rank
120th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Georgia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 11 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1860s | 0.7084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1870s | 0.7158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1880s | 0.7272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1890s | 0.7389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1900s | 0.7487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1910s | 0.7378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1920s | 0.6667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1930s | 0.688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1940s | 0.6874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1950s | 0.6895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1960s | 0.7375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.8015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.8426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.8374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Georgia or Nigeria?
- Georgia, at 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Georgia and Nigeria?
- 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Nigeria rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Georgia ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 120th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.