Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Nigeria
Nigeria: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 75.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Nigeria, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 75.6% for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Nigeria peaked at 75.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1994.
Nigeria ranks 123rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 7.7% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 7.7% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 25.7% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 58.3% | 75.6% | 5 |
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More environment data for Nigeria
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 16.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5669 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 60.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 258,230 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 855,310 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1.11 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 15.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Nigeria?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Nigeria was 75.6% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1994.
- How does Nigeria rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Nigeria ranks 123rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.