Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Nigeria
Nigeria: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share was 20.85 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Nigeria stood at 20.85 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Nigeria peaked at 21.14 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.16 %, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 143rd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 9.05 % | 7.16 % | 10.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.76 % | 8.92 % | 14.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.52 % | 14.31 % | 17.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.33 % | 19.22 % | 21.14 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.68 % compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 21.92 % compare
- 142 Canada 20.87 % compare
- 144 Bulgaria 20.28 % compare
- 145 Cambodia 20.17 % compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 19.76 % compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 27.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 547.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions share in Nigeria?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Nigeria was 20.85 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.14 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.16 % in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Nigeria ranks 143rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.