How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Oman?

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Oman: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas

Nigeria

0.3%

in 2024

Oman

0.4%

in 2024

Nigeria rank

46th

Oman rank

44th

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time

Nigeria
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 46th and Oman ranks 44th of 146 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Nigeria
1980s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	Nigeria
1990s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	Nigeria
2000s	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	Nigeria
2010s	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	Nigeria
2020s	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Nigeria or Oman?: Oman, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Nigeria and Oman?: 0.1%, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Oman?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Oman rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?: Nigeria ranks 46th and Oman ranks 44th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 12,610 data points, 1882–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.