Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Nigeria

Nigeria: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1014 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1014 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
166th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1594 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2020
All-time low
0.0832 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Nigeria, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Nigeria stood at 0.1014 kg CO2eq/kg.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Nigeria peaked at 0.1594 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0832 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1974.

That places Nigeria 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1035 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0928 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1147 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.1023 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0832 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1144 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.1134 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1053 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1222 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.1164 kg CO2eq/kg 0.098 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1367 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.0986 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0881 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1076 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.1324 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1135 kg CO2eq/kg 0.154 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.1243 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0984 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1594 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 163 Kuwait 0.1081 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 164 Bhutan 0.1058 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 165 Madagascar 0.1019 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 167 Mali 0.0998 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 168 Niger 0.0992 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 169 South Sudan 0.0981 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Nigeria?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Nigeria was 0.1014 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.1594 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0832 kg CO2eq/kg in 1974.
How does Nigeria rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Nigeria ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.