Ireland vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population

Ireland

0.1%

in 2100

Nigeria

4.7%

in 2100

Ireland rank

1st

Nigeria rank

4th

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time

Nigeria currently reports 4.7% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 90.2 times Ireland's.

Across all 151 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 4th of 4 regions.

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.