Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Nigeria peaked at 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 526.76 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 551.17 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 526.76 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 588.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 909.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 617.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.23 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.75 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.64 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 16 Canada 2.42 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 2.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 18 Egypt 2.04 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 20 Poland 1.71 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 21 Australia 1.66 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 22 Thailand 1.61 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Nigeria?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Nigeria was 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 526.76 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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