Kuwait vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
37th
Nigeria rank
36th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Kuwait ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.