Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.187 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.187 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
87th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.85 tonnes per person
in 1943
All-time low
-0.1264 tonnes per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nigeria, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.187 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nigeria peaked at 4.85 tonnes per person in 1943 and was at its lowest, -0.1264 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | -0.1264 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.081 tonnes per person | -164.1% |
| 1852 | 0.1608 tonnes per person | +98.6% |
| 1853 | 0.2375 tonnes per person | +47.7% |
| 1854 | 0.3025 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1855 | 0.3582 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1856 | 0.4008 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1857 | 0.4446 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1858 | 0.4875 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1859 | 0.5471 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1860 | 0.5965 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1861 | 0.6348 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1862 | 0.669 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1863 | 0.6925 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1864 | 0.7273 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1865 | 0.7384 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 0.7998 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1867 | 0.7803 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1868 | 0.7964 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1869 | 0.7972 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.9125 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1871 | 0.9756 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1872 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1873 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1874 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1881 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1882 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1883 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1885 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1891 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1892 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1893 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1895 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1896 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1900 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1901 | 1.78 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1902 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1903 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1905 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1908 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 2.09 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1911 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1912 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1915 | 2.15 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 2.78 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1921 | 3.23 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1922 | 3.37 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1923 | 3.55 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1924 | 3.56 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 3.75 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1927 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1928 | 3.84 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 3.78 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1930 | 3.9 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1931 | 3.96 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 3.97 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 4.09 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 4.05 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 4.02 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 3.97 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1937 | 4.05 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1938 | 3.96 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 3.97 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 4.38 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1941 | 4.68 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1942 | 4.68 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1943 | 4.85 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1944 | 4.81 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 4.76 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1946 | 4.83 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 4.7 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1948 | 4.67 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1949 | 4.64 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 3.9 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1951 | 3.64 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1952 | 3.55 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 3.57 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 3.57 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 3.45 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 3.61 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 3.64 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 3.7 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 3.74 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2.95 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 1962 | 2.52 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1963 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9508 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9552 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8479 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9913 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9452 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.814 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7336 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6876 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8153 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8375 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7399 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5833 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5664 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5053 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5876 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +121.5% |
| 1991 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 1.52 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +38.2% |
| 1994 | 2.97 tonnes per person | +41.3% |
| 1995 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1996 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9051 tonnes per person | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8254 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7095 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4403 tonnes per person | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3545 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1332 tonnes per person | -62.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7747 tonnes per person | +481.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3438 tonnes per person | -55.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3654 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2485 tonnes per person | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1723 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1545 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1227 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1181 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0964 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1845 tonnes per person | +91.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2315 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1726 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2437 tonnes per person | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1538 tonnes per person | -36.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1725 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1808 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.187 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.187 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.187 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | 0.7747 tonnes per person |
| 1851 | +164.1% | -0.1264 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +121.5% | 0.5876 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person |
| 1852 | +98.6% | 0.081 tonnes per person | 0.1608 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | +91.4% | 0.0964 tonnes per person | 0.1845 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | -62.4% | 0.3545 tonnes per person | 0.1332 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2894 tonnes per person | -0.1264 tonnes per person | 0.5471 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7232 tonnes per person | 0.5965 tonnes per person | 0.7998 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.9125 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.94 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.13 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.99 tonnes per person | 3.9 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.7 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.61 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | 3.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.8479 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.687 tonnes per person | 0.5053 tonnes per person | 0.8375 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7235 tonnes per person | 0.1332 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1866 tonnes per person | 0.0964 tonnes per person | 0.3654 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1875 tonnes per person | 0.1538 tonnes per person | 0.2437 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nigeria?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Nigeria was 0.187 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 tonnes per person in 1943.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1264 tonnes per person in 1850.
- How does Nigeria rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.