Nigeria vs Spain: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Nigeria
0.6%
in 2024
Spain
0.6%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
29th
Spain rank
28th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Nigeria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Spain ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.6% 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 Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nigeria ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th 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).