Nigeria vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.4%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
36th
Ukraine rank
34th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Nigeria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 110 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 36th and Ukraine ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 3.2% | 3.1% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 3.3% | 3.0% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Nigeria or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Nigeria and Ukraine?
- 0.0%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Ukraine?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Nigeria ranks 36th and Ukraine ranks 34th 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.