Denmark vs Nigeria: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Denmark
0.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.3%
in 2024
Denmark rank
44th
Nigeria rank
41st
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Denmark
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Denmark or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Denmark and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nigeria?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Nigeria rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Denmark ranks 44th 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.