Environment in Nigeria 55 indicators covering environment for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.33 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.1% 8th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 60.44 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.9% 23rd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.6% 118th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 16.07 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.9% 54th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5669 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 14.1% 158th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.91 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.5% 35th Aquaculture production 258,230 metric tons 2024 down 17.6% 24th Capture fisheries production 855,310 metric tons 2024 up 12.6% 21st Total fisheries production 1.11 million metric tons 2024 up 3.8% 23rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 15.78 Mt CO2e 2024 up 92.7% 28th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 10.96 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.4% 47th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 23.08 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.4% 23rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.46 Mt CO2e 2024 down 44.8% 57th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 22.95 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.4% 15th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.0% 16th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5526 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.0% 10th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 350.56 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.1% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.2 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.9% 11th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6115 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.4% 26th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0076 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.6% 106th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.96 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.2% 18th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.8 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.8% 34th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.208 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.5% 16th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0267 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.3% 61st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.51 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 19.2% 164th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 56.75 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.6% 17th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 8.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.5% 6th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 75.63 Mt CO2e 2024 down 35.7% 8th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1661 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.1% 16th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1054 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.1% 13th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.13 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.2% 9th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 14.55 Mt CO2e 2024 up 150.4% 19th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 4.6% 157th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 75.6% 2024 up 19.3% 123rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 134.6% 2024 up 54.0% 37th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.4% 2024 up 4.6% 132nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.2% 2024 down 90.8% 147th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 19.8% 64th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 1.12 Mt CO2e 2024 up 244.8% 26th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 9.67 2022 unchanged 94th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0031 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.7% 60th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 563.38 Mt CO2e 2023 down 9.3% 13th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 225.6 Mt CO2e 2023 down 21.1% 3rd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 9.7% 2023 up 646.2% 144th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 26.2% 2023 up 670.6% 151st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 48.7% 2023 up 605.8% 151st Forest rents 1.1% 2021 up 5.7% 52nd Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 40.33 2022 up 18.8% 74th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land 317.38 Mt CO2e 2023 up 22.8% 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 32.4 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 21st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -120.06 Mt CO2e 2023 — 179th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 99.9% 2017 up 0.2% 49th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 85.5% 2017 up 13.2% 33rd