Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population

Democratic Republic of Congo

4.2%

in 2100

Nigeria

4.7%

in 2100

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

5th

Nigeria rank

4th

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time

Nigeria currently reports 4.7% against 4.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 318 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 234 countries.

Indicator: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.