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 117 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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.7% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 237.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 151.48 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
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 117 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.