Nigeria vs Ukraine: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.3%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
35th
Ukraine rank
37th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Nigeria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Ukraine ahead.
Nigeria ranks 35th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.0% | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 2.2% | 0.7% | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.6% | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 2.7% | 2.3% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Nigeria or Ukraine?
- Nigeria, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Nigeria and Ukraine?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Ukraine?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Ukraine rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nigeria ranks 35th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.