Climate Change in Nigeria 1,241 indicators covering climate change for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.0105 °C 2024 down 6.1% 20th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.0105 °C 2024 down 6.1% 20th Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.0068 °C 2024 up 9.7% 19th Global warming contributions by gas and source 0.0002 °C 2024 up 29.9% 20th Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 384.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 3.3% 25th Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0.0131 tonnes per person 2024 up 115.9% 110th Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 3.05 million tonnes 2024 up 170.2% 72nd Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 96.36 million tonnes 2024 up 27.1% 77th Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0.0131 tonnes per person 2024 up 115.9% 110th Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 — 50th Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 54.46 years 2023 up 5.1% 236th Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0.0198 ha per person 2023 up 22.2% 24th Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 4.95 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 14th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 22.2% 24th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 14th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 22.2% 24th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 14th Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0109 t per person 2023 up 22.2% 24th Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 2.72 t per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 14th Food Packaging — Energy Use 894.05 TJ 2023 up 116.2% 67th IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 21.0% 80th IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 6.2% 75th IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.5% 78th IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 21.0% 80th IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 6.2% 75th IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 0.5% 78th Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 27 2022 unchanged 185th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 67.0% 97th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 55.7% 96th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 58.4% 85th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 67.5% 92nd Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 56.3% 90th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 59.1% 84th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0001 t per person 2023 down 67.0% 96th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per unit 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 55.7% 96th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per 0.0146 t per square kilometre 2023 down 58.4% 85th Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 53.1% 93rd Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.9% 96th Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 40.9% 86th Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 52.6% 96th Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.3% 96th Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 40.3% 86th Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 52.3% 96th Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.0% 96th Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 40.0% 86th Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0033 kg per person 2023 down 52.4% 96th Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.1% 96th Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.8203 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 40.1% 86th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0.0001 kt per person 2023 up 22.2% 32nd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 20th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0.0001 kt per person 2023 up 22.2% 32nd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 20th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 22.2% 32nd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 20th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0.02 t 2024 down 99.7% 135th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0.38 1000 USD 2024 down 75.6% 128th Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 44.17 2021 unchanged 111th Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 9,002 TJ 2023 up 17.0% 21st Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 9,002 TJ 2023 up 17.0% 21st Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 64.2% 28th ← Previous Page 19 of 21 Next →