Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Nigeria
Nigeria: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture was 56.75 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Nigeria, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 56.75 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Nigeria peaked at 56.75 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.39 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 17th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.07 Mt CO2e | 14.39 Mt CO2e | 20.33 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.34 Mt CO2e | 21.4 Mt CO2e | 26.08 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.78 Mt CO2e | 24.1 Mt CO2e | 31.17 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.35 Mt CO2e | 31.7 Mt CO2e | 36.91 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.61 Mt CO2e | 38.05 Mt CO2e | 53.64 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.84 Mt CO2e | 54.26 Mt CO2e | 56.75 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 60.44 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)
- 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 methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Nigeria?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Nigeria was 56.75 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 56.75 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.39 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).