What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Nigeria and Singapore?

0.0016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Singapore?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Singapore: Carbon intensity of GDP

Nigeria

0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Singapore

0.0725 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria rank

157th

Singapore rank

155th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Nigeria
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.0725 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.

Nigeria ranks 157th and Singapore ranks 155th of 191 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.161 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1985 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0375 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Singapore
2000s	0.113 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1302 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0172 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Singapore
2010s	0.072 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0897 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0177 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Singapore
2020s	0.0735 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0754 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0019 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Nigeria or Singapore?: Singapore, at 0.0725 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Nigeria and Singapore?: 0.0016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Singapore?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Singapore rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 157th and Singapore ranks 155th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.