Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bangladesh
0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
148th
Nigeria rank
150th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 148th and Nigeria ranks 150th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Bangladesh, at 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 148th and Nigeria ranks 150th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.