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Nigeria vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) was 23.08, compared to South Africa's 70.85. That makes Nigeria's value 67.4% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #23 of 190 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
23.08
Year-over-year
+10.4%
10-year change
-25.4%
Peak
52.32 (2005)
Trough
20.49 (2022)

South Africa

Rank #7 of 190 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
70.85
Year-over-year
+0.4%
10-year change
-7.3%
Peak
95.16 (2007)
Trough
67.08 (2022)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.GHG.CO2.FE.MT.CE.AR5), CC BY 4.0.