Nigeria vs Taiwan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nigeria
284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Taiwan
279.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nigeria rank
27th
Taiwan rank
28th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nigeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 279.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Taiwan, a difference of 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 16 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 485,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 507,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 655,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 645,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 25.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 93.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 213.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 204.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 295.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 313.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 309.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 293.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 296.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Nigeria or Taiwan?
- Nigeria, at 284.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 279.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Taiwan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nigeria ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.