Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Nigeria
0.6%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.7%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nigeria ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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 cumulative 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).