Nigeria vs USSR: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Nigeria
4.7%
in 2100
USSR
5.4%
in 1991
Nigeria rank
5th
USSR rank
3rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Nigeria
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 5.4% against 4.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 209 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and USSR ranks 3rd of 239 countries.
Across the 37 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | USSR |
| 1200s | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% | USSR |
| 1300s | 2.0% | 2.9% | 0.9% | USSR |
| 1400s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | USSR |
| 1500s | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | USSR |
| 1600s | 2.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | USSR |
| 1700s | 3.0% | 3.9% | 0.9% | USSR |
| 1710s | 3.0% | 4.2% | 1.1% | USSR |
| 1720s | 2.9% | 4.5% | 1.5% | USSR |
| 1730s | 2.8% | 4.8% | 1.9% | USSR |
| 1740s | 2.7% | 5.0% | 2.3% | USSR |
| 1750s | 2.6% | 5.1% | 2.5% | USSR |
| 1760s | 2.5% | 5.3% | 2.8% | USSR |
| 1770s | 2.4% | 5.4% | 3.0% | USSR |
| 1780s | 2.2% | 5.4% | 3.1% | USSR |
| 1790s | 2.1% | 5.5% | 3.4% | USSR |
| 1800s | 1.2% | 5.5% | 4.3% | USSR |
| 1810s | 1.2% | 5.3% | 4.1% | USSR |
| 1820s | 1.1% | 5.1% | 4.0% | USSR |
| 1830s | 1.1% | 5.3% | 4.2% | USSR |
| 1840s | 1.1% | 5.6% | 4.5% | USSR |
| 1850s | 1.1% | 5.9% | 4.8% | USSR |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 6.3% | 5.2% | USSR |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 6.7% | 5.5% | USSR |
| 1880s | 1.1% | 6.9% | 5.7% | USSR |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 7.0% | 5.9% | USSR |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 7.2% | 6.0% | USSR |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 7.3% | 6.1% | USSR |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 7.3% | 6.0% | USSR |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 7.3% | 5.9% | USSR |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 7.2% | 5.8% | USSR |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 7.2% | 5.7% | USSR |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 6.9% | 5.4% | USSR |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 6.3% | 4.7% | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 5.7% | 4.0% | USSR |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 5.4% | 3.6% | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Nigeria or USSR?
- USSR, at 5.4% against 4.7% in Nigeria as of 1991.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Nigeria and USSR?
- 0.7%, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do Nigeria and USSR rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.