Nigeria vs Turkey: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Nigeria
1.4%
in 2024
Turkey
1.4%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
12th
Turkey rank
13th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nigeria
- Turkey
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Nigeria ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Nigeria or Turkey?
- Nigeria, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Nigeria and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.