Nigeria vs Venezuela: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Nigeria
2.9%
in 2024
Venezuela
3.8%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
10th
Venezuela rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Nigeria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 3.8% against 2.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.
Nigeria ranks 10th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 26.5% | 24.8% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 4.9% | 4.9% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 2.6% | 10.9% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 1.3% | 14.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 1.3% | 10.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Nigeria or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 3.8% against 2.9% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Nigeria and Venezuela?
- 0.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Venezuela rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Nigeria ranks 10th and Venezuela ranks 8th 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 global CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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 flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.