Environment in Nigeria 2,322 indicators covering environment for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change 2025 down 81.7% 130th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change 2025 down 38.2% 105th Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 10th Standard Deviation 0.281 °C 2025 unchanged 146th Temperature change 1.15 °C 2025 down 5.6% 168th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.1 % change on previous year 2024 up 92.3% 16th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 104.5% 28th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 28.2% 132nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.54 % change on previous year 2024 down 65.4% 8th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 111.0% 88th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 25.9% 154th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.89 % change on previous year 2024 down 35.8% 55th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 173.2% 4th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 4.1% 116th Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 35.1% 30th Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 239.4% 14th Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 19.1% 135th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 77.2% 64th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 25.7% 108th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 55.9% 172nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 10.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 413.5% 26th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 69.8% 20th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 40.4% 77th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) -1.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 123.3% 165th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 212.7% 61st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 9.8% 164th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.38 % change on previous year 2024 up 307.6% 51st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 338.7% 25th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 54.0% 122nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 4.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 32.2% 30th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 144.6% 40th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 14.1% 158th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 8.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 64.7% 11th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 102.7% 90th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 28.9% 161st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 59.3% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 179.7% 10th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 1.8% 146th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 2.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 196.0% 45th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 187.7% 38th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 1.0% 132nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.0185 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.5% 107th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 182.3% 31st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 0.9% 122nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 5.51 % change on previous year 2024 up 209.6% 18th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 111.6% 41st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 25.7% 79th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) -1.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 96.9% 157th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 149.2% 21st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 12.5% 105th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2.19 % change on previous year 2024 up 226.8% 99th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 168.1% 61st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 5.9% 189th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 1.95 % change on previous year 2024 up 202.1% 62nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 184.9% 42nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 0.0% 160th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.57 % change on previous year 2024 down 63.0% 17th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 103.5% 177th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 28.6% 187th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.91 % change on previous year 2024 down 55.0% 62nd Page 1 of 39 Next →