Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Nigeria
0.0105 °C
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0129 °C
in 2024
Nigeria rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0129 °C against 0.0105 °C in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0024 °C.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 15 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0003 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0027 °C | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0063 °C | 0.0027 °C | 0.0036 °C | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0076 °C | 0.0042 °C | 0.0034 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0099 °C | 0.0061 °C | 0.0038 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.011 °C | 0.0093 °C | 0.0017 °C | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0106 °C | 0.0121 °C | 0.0015 °C | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0129 °C against 0.0105 °C in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0024 °C, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Nigeria ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.