Liberia vs Nigeria: How have things changed?, per capita

Liberia
0.005 metric tons per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0048 metric tons per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
138th
Nigeria rank
140th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
0.0020.0040.0060.008196519942024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.005 metric tons per person against 0.0048 metric tons per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 138th and Nigeria ranks 140th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0042 metric tons per person 0.0021 metric tons per person 0.002 metric tons per person Liberia
1970s 0.006 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person 0.002 metric tons per person Liberia
1980s 0.0066 metric tons per person 0.0032 metric tons per person 0.0034 metric tons per person Liberia
1990s 0.0039 metric tons per person 0.0032 metric tons per person 0.0007 metric tons per person Liberia
2000s 0.0034 metric tons per person 0.004 metric tons per person 0.0006 metric tons per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0031 metric tons per person 0.0054 metric tons per person 0.0023 metric tons per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0055 metric tons per person 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0007 metric tons per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Liberia or Nigeria?
Liberia, at 0.005 metric tons per person against 0.0048 metric tons per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Liberia and Nigeria?
0.0002 metric tons per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Liberia ranks 138th and Nigeria ranks 140th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.