Argentina vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Argentina
0.6%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.6%
in 2024
Argentina rank
26th
Nigeria rank
29th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Argentina
- Nigeria
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 110 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Argentina or Nigeria?
- Argentina, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Argentina and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Argentina ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 29th 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.