Nigeria vs Pakistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Nigeria
4.7%
in 2100
Pakistan
5.0%
in 2100
Nigeria rank
5th
Pakistan rank
4th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 23 and Pakistan in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1810s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1820s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1830s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1840s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1850s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 1880s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 2030s | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 2040s | 3.5% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 2050s | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 2060s | 4.1% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 2070s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 2080s | 4.5% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 2090s | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.3% | Pakistan |
| 2100s | 4.7% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Nigeria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 0.3%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.