Egypt vs Nigeria: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
147th
Nigeria rank
150th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 150th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 11 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 0.0635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 0.0687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 0.1957 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 Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 147th 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.