Colombia vs Nigeria: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Colombia
0.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.3%
in 2024
Colombia rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
41st
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Colombia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Colombia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Colombia and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Colombia ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 41st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.