Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 35,743 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria is 35,743 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria peaked at 35,743 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35,728 kt, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,735 kt | — |
| 1991 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35,735 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35,728 kt | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 35,728 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35,728 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35,728 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35,728 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35,743 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35,743 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35,743 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35,743 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35,743 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,735 kt | 35,735 kt | 35,735 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,735 kt | 35,735 kt | 35,735 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,732 kt | 35,728 kt | 35,735 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,740 kt | 35,728 kt | 35,743 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 11 Thailand 44,917 kt compare
- 11 Polynesia 36.67 kt compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 28,893 kt compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 12 Mozambique 43,135 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 13 Argentina 40,810 kt compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) -14.67 kt compare
- 15 Angola 32,311 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands -36.67 kt compare
- 16 Cabo Verde -7.33 kt compare
- 16 Malaysia 30,030 kt compare
- 16 Micronesia -58.67 kt compare
- 17 Paraguay 27,661 kt compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic -1,885 kt compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria was 35,743 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 35,743 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,728 kt in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Nigeria ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).