Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Ethiopia
0.0%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
74th
Nigeria rank
72nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 72nd of 179 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ethiopia ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 72nd of 179 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 coal. 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 coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.