Co2 land use per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Co2 land use per capita was 0.187 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.187
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
87th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.85
in 1943
All-time low
-0.1264
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Nigeria, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.187.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Nigeria peaked at 4.85 in 1943 and was at its lowest, -0.1264, in 1850.
That places Nigeria 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | -0.1264 | — |
| 1851 | 0.081 | -164.1% |
| 1852 | 0.1608 | +98.6% |
| 1853 | 0.2375 | +47.7% |
| 1854 | 0.3025 | +27.4% |
| 1855 | 0.3582 | +18.4% |
| 1856 | 0.4008 | +11.9% |
| 1857 | 0.4446 | +10.9% |
| 1858 | 0.4875 | +9.7% |
| 1859 | 0.5471 | +12.2% |
| 1860 | 0.5965 | +9.0% |
| 1861 | 0.6348 | +6.4% |
| 1862 | 0.669 | +5.4% |
| 1863 | 0.6925 | +3.5% |
| 1864 | 0.7273 | +5.0% |
| 1865 | 0.7384 | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 0.7998 | +8.3% |
| 1867 | 0.7803 | -2.4% |
| 1868 | 0.7964 | +2.1% |
| 1869 | 0.7972 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.9125 | +14.5% |
| 1871 | 0.9756 | +6.9% |
| 1872 | 1.02 | +4.8% |
| 1873 | 1.05 | +3.1% |
| 1874 | 1.08 | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 1.09 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 1.11 | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 1.12 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 1.13 | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 1.27 | +12.6% |
| 1881 | 1.32 | +3.8% |
| 1882 | 1.36 | +2.8% |
| 1883 | 1.38 | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 1.41 | +1.8% |
| 1885 | 1.41 | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.43 | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 1.43 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1.43 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 1.44 | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 1.4 | -2.7% |
| 1891 | 1.38 | -1.8% |
| 1892 | 1.35 | -1.6% |
| 1893 | 1.37 | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 1.34 | -2.5% |
| 1895 | 1.32 | -1.2% |
| 1896 | 1.31 | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 1.3 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 1.31 | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 1.29 | -1.4% |
| 1900 | 1.61 | +25.3% |
| 1901 | 1.78 | +10.4% |
| 1902 | 1.91 | +7.3% |
| 1903 | 1.95 | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 1.99 | +2.3% |
| 1905 | 2.01 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 2.04 | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 2.02 | -1.2% |
| 1908 | 2.04 | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 2.02 | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 2.09 | +3.6% |
| 1911 | 2.14 | +2.4% |
| 1912 | 2.13 | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 2.14 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 2.11 | -1.2% |
| 1915 | 2.15 | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 2.16 | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 2.16 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 2.14 | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 2.11 | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 2.78 | +31.7% |
| 1921 | 3.23 | +16.4% |
| 1922 | 3.37 | +4.4% |
| 1923 | 3.55 | +5.3% |
| 1924 | 3.56 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 3.63 | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 3.75 | +3.3% |
| 1927 | 3.83 | +2.2% |
| 1928 | 3.84 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 3.78 | -1.6% |
| 1930 | 3.9 | +3.2% |
| 1931 | 3.96 | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 3.97 | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 4.09 | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 4.05 | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 4.02 | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 3.97 | -1.2% |
| 1937 | 4.05 | +2.1% |
| 1938 | 3.96 | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 3.97 | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 4.38 | +10.3% |
| 1941 | 4.68 | +6.7% |
| 1942 | 4.68 | +0.1% |
| 1943 | 4.85 | +3.7% |
| 1944 | 4.81 | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 4.76 | -1.0% |
| 1946 | 4.83 | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 4.7 | -2.7% |
| 1948 | 4.67 | -0.6% |
| 1949 | 4.64 | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 3.9 | -15.9% |
| 1951 | 3.64 | -6.7% |
| 1952 | 3.55 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 3.57 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 3.51 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 3.57 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 3.45 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 3.61 | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 3.64 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 3.7 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 3.74 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2.95 | -21.0% |
| 1962 | 2.52 | -14.6% |
| 1963 | 2.25 | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 2.03 | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 1.7 | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 1.3 | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 1.39 | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 1.54 | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 1.47 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.38 | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 1.28 | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.21 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.14 | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.03 | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9508 | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9552 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8479 | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9913 | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9452 | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.814 | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7336 | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6876 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8153 | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8375 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7399 | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5833 | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5664 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5053 | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5876 | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 1.3 | +121.5% |
| 1991 | 1.7 | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 1.52 | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 2.1 | +38.2% |
| 1994 | 2.97 | +41.3% |
| 1995 | 2.1 | -29.4% |
| 1996 | 1.57 | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 1.8 | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 2.05 | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4 | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 1.55 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2 | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9051 | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8254 | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7095 | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4403 | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3545 | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1332 | -62.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7747 | +481.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3438 | -55.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3654 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2485 | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1723 | -30.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1545 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1227 | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1181 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0964 | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1845 | +91.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2315 | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1726 | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2437 | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1538 | -36.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1725 | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1808 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.187 | +3.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.187 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.187 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +481.8% | 0.1332 | 0.7747 |
| 1851 | +164.1% | -0.1264 | 0.081 |
| 1990 | +121.5% | 0.5876 | 1.3 |
| 1852 | +98.6% | 0.081 | 0.1608 |
| 2017 | +91.4% | 0.0964 | 0.1845 |
| 2007 | -62.4% | 0.3545 | 0.1332 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2894 | -0.1264 | 0.5471 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7232 | 0.5965 | 0.7998 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.06 | 0.9125 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.39 | 1.27 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.94 | 1.61 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.13 | 2.09 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.53 | 2.78 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.99 | 3.9 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.7 | 4.38 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.61 | 3.45 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.09 | 1.3 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 0.8479 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.687 | 0.5053 | 0.8375 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 | 1.3 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7235 | 0.1332 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1866 | 0.0964 | 0.3654 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1875 | 0.1538 | 0.2437 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Nigeria?
- Co2 land use per capita in Nigeria was 0.187 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 in 1943.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1264 in 1850.
- How does Nigeria rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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