Nigeria vs Venezuela: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Nigeria
0.6%
in 2024
Venezuela
0.5%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
29th
Venezuela rank
32nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Nigeria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 110 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Venezuela ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Venezuela ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 10 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
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 Venezuela?
- Nigeria, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Nigeria and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Venezuela?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Venezuela rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nigeria ranks 29th and Venezuela ranks 32nd 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).