Nigeria vs United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Nigeria
4.7%
in 2100
United States
4.1%
in 2100
Nigeria rank
4th
United States rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.7% against 4.1% in United States, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 25 and United States in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 2.9% | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 2.8% | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.5% | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 2.7% | 0.4% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | United States |
| 1840s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | United States |
| 1850s | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | United States |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 2.7% | 1.6% | United States |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | United States |
| 1880s | 1.1% | 3.8% | 2.6% | United States |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | United States |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 4.8% | 3.7% | United States |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 5.3% | 4.1% | United States |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 5.6% | 4.4% | United States |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 5.7% | 4.4% | United States |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 5.8% | 4.4% | United States |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 6.1% | 4.6% | United States |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 5.9% | 4.4% | United States |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 5.4% | 3.9% | United States |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 5.0% | 3.2% | United States |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 4.7% | 2.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 4.5% | 2.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 4.4% | 1.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 4.2% | 1.4% | United States |
| 2030s | 3.2% | 4.1% | 0.9% | United States |
| 2040s | 3.5% | 4.0% | 0.4% | United States |
| 2050s | 3.8% | 3.9% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2060s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2070s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2080s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 2090s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2100s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Nigeria or United States?
- Nigeria, at 4.7% against 4.1% in United States as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Nigeria and United States?
- 0.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 234 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.