Climate Change in Nigeria

1,193 indicators covering climate change for Nigeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Grassland — Burned Area 2.88 million ha 2024 up 19.1% 17th
Grassland — Emissions 34.46 kt 2024 up 19.1% 17th
Grassland — Emissions 3.15 kt 2024 up 19.1% 17th
Savanna — Burning crop residues 5.25 million t 2024 down 18.7% 21st
Savanna — Burned Area 750,448 ha 2024 down 18.7% 21st
Savanna — Emissions 12.08 kt 2024 down 18.7% 21st
Savanna — Emissions 1.1 kt 2024 down 18.7% 21st
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 208,644 t 2024 up 446.0% 31st
Woody savanna — Burned Area 34,774 ha 2024 up 446.0% 34th
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.4799 kt 2024 up 446.0% 31st
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0438 kt 2024 up 447.5% 31st
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 5.46 million t 2024 down 16.0% 22nd
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 785,222 ha 2024 down 15.5% 22nd
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 3.29 million t 2024 up 56.1% 22nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 60,809 ha 2024 up 56.1% 22nd
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 7.57 kt 2024 up 56.1% 22nd
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0.6908 kt 2024 up 56.1% 22nd
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 2,853 t 2024 down 16.7% 21st
Closed shrubland — Burned Area 106.86 ha 2024 down 16.7% 21st
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0.0066 kt 2024 down 16.5% 21st
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0.0006 kt 2024 down 14.3% 21st
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 305.77 t 2024 43rd
Open shrubland — Burned Area 21.38 ha 2024 43rd
Open shrubland — Emissions 0.0007 kt 2024 40th
Open shrubland — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2024 40th
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 5th
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues 3,159 t 2024 down 7.7% 39th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 128.25 ha 2024 up 0.0% 40th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 52,503 t 2050 33rd
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 0.0037 kt 2050 33rd
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 0.1418 kt 2050 33rd
Soya beans — Crop residues 26.50 million kg 2050 9th
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.5101 kt 2050 9th
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.4164 kt 2050 9th
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.0937 kt 2050 9th
All Crops — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
All Crops — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
All Crops — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
All Crops — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
All Crops — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
All Crops — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per capita 1.84 kg per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 459.85 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
Crop Residues — Indirect emissions (N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
Crop Residues — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 5.9% 80th
Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 36th
All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.1% 61st
All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 10.7% 23rd
All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 12.1% 61st
All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 10.7% 23rd