Climate Change in Nigeria 1,241 indicators covering climate change for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 64.2% 28th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 64.2% 28th Per capita methane emissions by sector 227.62 kilograms per person 2023 down 42.8% 53rd Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 27.44 million tonnes 2023 up 13.7% 15th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 84.86 million tonnes 2023 up 19.6% 14th Methane emissions by sector 180,000 tonnes 2023 down 25.0% 32nd Methane emissions from agriculture 57.42 million tonnes 2023 up 22.6% 14th Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 243.94 kilograms per person 2023 down 1.5% 140th CO₂ emissions from transport 55.59 million tonnes 2023 up 23.9% 24th Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 11.15 kilograms per person 2023 down 11.1% 153rd Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 7.9 2025 up 92.7% 12th Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 7.1 2025 up 31.5% 13th Lack of coping capacity 7 2025 up 4.5% 17th Vulnerability 6.4 2025 up 10.3% 23rd CO₂ emissions by sector 5.07 million tonnes 2023 up 218.9% 54th Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 22.25 kilograms per person 2023 up 153.3% 152nd Terrestrial protected areas 13.9% 2025 unchanged 133rd Terrestrial and marine protected areas 11.6% 2025 unchanged 106th Marine protected areas 0.0% 2025 — 150th Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 894.05 TJ 2023 up 116.2% 75th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 894.05 TJ 2023 up 116.2% 75th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 22.2% 29th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.8% 19th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 21.9% 32nd Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.5% 17th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 21.9% 32nd Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.5% 17th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 21.9% 32nd Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 53.5% 17th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.6805 kg per person 2023 up 21.9% 32nd Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 170.28 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 53.5% 17th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 64.2% 25th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 63.8% 29th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 63.8% 29th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 63.8% 29th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 63.8% 29th Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.2508 2021 up 34.0% 97th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 600,000 tonnes 2023 down 88.8% 71st Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.3% 2023 down 6.7% 38th Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.3% 2023 down 6.7% 38th Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% 2023 down 6.7% 38th Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 436.61 kt 2023 up 163.6% 64th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 949 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 80.7% 43rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 7,665 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 168.0% 46th Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 436.61 kt 2023 up 163.6% 62nd Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 40.73 million tonnes 2024 up 24.7% 37th Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.1751 tonnes per person 2024 down 0.4% 92nd Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 862.28 million tonnes 2024 up 71.1% 46th Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 455.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2025 down 14.0% 112th Humid tropical forest — Emissions 5,306 kt 2024 up 56.1% 22nd Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 3.86 kilograms 2024 down 42.2% 175th CO₂ emissions from international aviation 897,916 tonnes 2024 down 27.7% 68th Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 34.78 million tonnes 2026 down 45.3% 25th Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 436.61 kt 2023 up 163.6% 54th Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 436.61 kt 2023 up 163.6% 52nd Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ 2022 up 7.6% 113th Urban population 63.8% 2025 up 6.7% 112th Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2023 — 7th Food Packaging — Energy Use 894.05 TJ 2023 up 116.2% 56th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 2 2024 up 100.0% 16th ← Previous Page 20 of 21 Next →