Nigeria vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Nigeria
0.7%
in 2024
Spain
0.5%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
20th
Spain rank
23rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Nigeria
- Spain
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Spain ahead.
Nigeria ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Nigeria or Spain?
- Nigeria, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Nigeria and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Nigeria ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.