Nigeria vs Niue: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Nigeria
0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue
0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
150th
Niue rank
153rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nigeria
- Niue
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niue, a difference of 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 150th and Niue ranks 153rd of 201 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Niue in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 2010s | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 2020s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.012 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, Nigeria or Niue?
- Nigeria, at 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Nigeria and Niue?
- 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Niue?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Niue rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 150th and Niue ranks 153rd 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.