Agrifood systems — Emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 56,896 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
56,896 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
26th
of 217 countries
All-time high
56,925 kt
in 2021
All-time low
47,027 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 47.1k kt1991: 47.4k kt1992: 47.8k kt1993: 47.5k kt1994: 47.0k kt1995: 47.2k kt1996: 47.5k kt1997: 48.5k kt1998: 47.2k kt1999: 47.9k kt2000: 47.8k kt2001: 48.0k kt2002: 48.5k kt2003: 48.8k kt2004: 48.9k kt2005: 48.6k kt2006: 48.1k kt2007: 47.9k kt2008: 48.4k kt2009: 48.3k kt2010: 49.7k kt2011: 50.3k kt2012: 51.8k kt2013: 52.4k kt2014: 53.0k kt2015: 52.6k kt2016: 53.4k kt2017: 54.1k kt2018: 54.7k kt2019: 55.1k kt2020: 55.7k kt2021: 56.9k kt2022: 56.5k kt2023: 56.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in Nigeria stood at 56,896 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Nigeria peaked at 56,925 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47,027 kt, in 1994.

Nigeria ranks 26th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,516 kt 47,027 kt 48,464 kt 10
2000s 48,343 kt 47,798 kt 48,942 kt 10
2010s 52,727 kt 49,707 kt 55,143 kt 10
2020s 56,509 kt 55,691 kt 56,925 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63,760 kt compare
  2. 24 Belarus 59,268 kt compare
  3. 25 Australia 57,497 kt compare
  4. 27 Saudi Arabia 51,008 kt compare
  5. 28 France 49,916 kt compare
  6. 29 Italy 46,320 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Nigeria?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Nigeria was 56,896 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 56,925 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 47,027 kt in 1994.
How does Nigeria rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Nigeria ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf