Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 1,138 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,138 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,138 kt
in 2023
All-time low
873.19 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 873.2 kt1991: 886.8 kt1992: 897 kt1993: 906.6 kt1994: 917.5 kt1995: 931.1 kt1996: 945.1 kt1997: 957.1 kt1998: 968.1 kt1999: 966.6 kt2000: 969.5 kt2001: 973.8 kt2002: 979.3 kt2003: 981.3 kt2004: 989.2 kt2005: 998.2 kt2006: 1.0k kt2007: 1.0k kt2008: 1.0k kt2009: 1.0k kt2010: 1.0k kt2011: 1.1k kt2012: 1.1k kt2013: 1.1k kt2014: 1.1k kt2015: 1.1k kt2016: 1.1k kt2017: 1.1k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.1k kt2020: 1.1k kt2021: 1.1k kt2022: 1.1k kt2023: 1.1k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Nigeria is 1,138 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Nigeria peaked at 1,138 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 873.19 kt, in 1990.

Nigeria ranks 9th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 873.19 kt —
1991 886.85 kt +1.6%
1992 896.98 kt +1.1%
1993 906.57 kt +1.1%
1994 917.52 kt +1.2%
1995 931.12 kt +1.5%
1996 945.12 kt +1.5%
1997 957.08 kt +1.3%
1998 968.1 kt +1.2%
1999 966.64 kt -0.2%
2000 969.47 kt +0.3%
2001 973.84 kt +0.4%
2002 979.33 kt +0.6%
2003 981.27 kt +0.2%
2004 989.16 kt +0.8%
2005 998.23 kt +0.9%
2006 1,009 kt +1.0%
2007 1,020 kt +1.1%
2008 1,030 kt +1.1%
2009 1,039 kt +0.8%
2010 1,049 kt +0.9%
2011 1,059 kt +0.9%
2012 1,068 kt +0.9%
2013 1,079 kt +0.9%
2014 1,086 kt +0.7%
2015 1,094 kt +0.7%
2016 1,099 kt +0.5%
2017 1,104 kt +0.5%
2018 1,110 kt +0.5%
2019 1,117 kt +0.6%
2020 1,123 kt +0.5%
2021 1,128 kt +0.5%
2022 1,134 kt +0.6%
2023 1,138 kt +0.4%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 1,138 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.67 kt, 20.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 1,138 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.84 kt, 31.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 924.92 kt 873.19 kt 968.1 kt 10
2000s 998.9 kt 969.47 kt 1,039 kt 10
2010s 1,086 kt 1,049 kt 1,117 kt 10
2020s 1,131 kt 1,123 kt 1,138 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 6 Indonesia 2,611 kt compare
  2. 7 Mexico 2,156 kt compare
  3. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 344.42 kt compare
  4. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 320.79 kt compare
  5. 8 Pakistan 1,187 kt compare
  6. 9 Viet Nam 269.34 kt compare
  7. 10 Russian Federation 1,094 kt compare
  8. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 134.16 kt compare
  9. 11 Republic of Moldova 68.53 kt compare
  10. 11 Thailand 624.85 kt compare
  11. 12 Bangladesh 613.19 kt compare
  12. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 68.24 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Nigeria?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Nigeria was 1,138 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1,138 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 873.19 kt in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Nigeria ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.