France vs Nigeria: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
France
0.6%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.7%
in 2024
France rank
28th
Nigeria rank
25th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- France
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 17 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 2.2% | France |
| 1860s | 2.7% | 0.3% | 2.4% | France |
| 1870s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 2.2% | France |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 2.2% | France |
| 1890s | 2.4% | 0.3% | 2.2% | France |
| 1900s | 2.4% | 0.3% | 2.0% | France |
| 1910s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | France |
| 1920s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | France |
| 1930s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2.0% | France |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | France |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | France |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | France |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | France |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | France |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | France |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | France |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | France |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, France or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.7% against 0.6% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between France and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Nigeria rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- France ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.