Brazil vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity of GDP
Brazil
0.2423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brazil rank
120th
Nigeria rank
118th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0.0016 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.284 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1971 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.2458 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5726 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3268 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2678 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.5535 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2857 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2719 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1168 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2734 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2475 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0259 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.2537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2527 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 0.0016 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 constant 2021 US$.