Iraq vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Iraq
0.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.5%
in 2024
Iraq rank
38th
Nigeria rank
37th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Iraq
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Nigeria ahead.
Iraq ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 146 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Iraq or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Iraq and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Iraq ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.