Dominica vs Nigeria: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Dominica
0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominica rank
149th
Nigeria rank
150th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Dominica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nigeria ahead.
Dominica ranks 149th and Nigeria ranks 150th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 0.0142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 0.0168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 0.0216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 0.0295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.0329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.0478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.0794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1990s | 0.287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 2000s | 0.2022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 2010s | 0.1882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Dominica or Nigeria?
- Dominica, at 0.1827 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 Dominica and Nigeria?
- 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Nigeria rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Dominica ranks 149th 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.