Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Nigeria stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Nigeria peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +79.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -27.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 10.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +79.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Nigeria?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Nigeria was 0.3% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.