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Nigeria vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)

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

In , Nigeria's Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) was 75.62, compared to South Africa's 40.08. That makes Nigeria's value 88.6% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #123 of 201 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
75.62
Year-over-year
+11.9%
10-year change
+19.3%
Peak
75.62 (2024)
Trough
7.73 (2009)

South Africa

Rank #131 of 201 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
40.08
Year-over-year
+11.4%
10-year change
-26.9%
Peak
55.28 (2008)
Trough
35.98 (2023)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.GHG.CO2.ZG.AR5), CC BY 4.0.