Climate Change in Nigeria 1,241 indicators covering climate change for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 1.79 million 2024 up 17,814.7% 7th Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 4.79 2025 down 1.8% 108th Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 61.4% 2015 up 1.3% 79th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 1.8% 2015 up 6.9% 11th Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 97.53 2023 up 12.7% 44th Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.0546 2023 down 2.0% 149th Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.192 2023 up 21.5% 107th Food Retail — Energy Use 9,002 TJ 2023 up 17.0% 6th CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.7 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 3.6% 62nd Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Import quantity 0.13 t 2019 down 93.5% 98th Maritime transport CO2 emissions 679,160 Tonnes 2025 down 31.7% 32nd Air emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions Inventories — Total 174.94 Index 2022 up 17.5% 9th CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 178,072 tonnes 2024 down 65.5% 40th Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 1.08 million tonnes 2024 down 38.8% 61st Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 0.7653 kilograms 2024 down 72.5% 93rd Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 4.62 kilograms 2024 down 51.1% 130th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 0.7653 kilograms 2024 down 72.5% 93rd Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 0.7653 kilograms 2024 down 72.5% 92nd Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 133.28 million tonnes 2023 up 0.8% 38th Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5849 tonnes per person 2023 down 20.0% 109th Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 0.5849 tonnes per person 2023 down 20.0% 109th Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 0.5849 tonnes per person 2023 down 20.0% 109th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5849 tonnes per person 2023 down 20.0% 109th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 0.5849 tonnes per person 2023 down 20.0% 109th Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 3.0% 2023 down 76.2% 90th CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 3.91 million tonnes 2023 down 73.7% 66th Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0171 tonnes per person 2023 down 79.1% 94th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2024 unchanged 32nd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 507 2024 down 96.6% 76th Forestland — Area — UNFCCC 13,278 1000 ha 2022 down 7.9% 22nd Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC 349,774 kt 2022 up 18.6% 1st Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Export quantity 0.05 t 2023 down 99.6% 80th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 7.9% 41st Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.188 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 17.9% 38th Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Other uses 0.1 t 2019 down 95.0% 76th Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 315.84 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 9.2% 11th Air transport emissions 49.87 Tonnes 2024 up 60.9% 26th Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 33.8% 2021 down 5.6% 18th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 336.61 million kg 2015 up 57.9% 19th Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — UNFCCC 36,611 t 2015 up 52.5% 13th Decadal temperature anomalies 0.232 °C 2010 up 1,221.8% 118th ← Previous Page 21 of 21