emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
25.61 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 207 countries
All-time high
25.61 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
5.01 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.01 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.01 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 5.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 5.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 5.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 6.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 6.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 6.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 6.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 6.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 6.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 7.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 7.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 8.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 8.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 9.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 9.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 9.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 9.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 10.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 10.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 11.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 11.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 11.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 12.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 12.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 12.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 13.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 13.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 13.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 14.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 16 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 15.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 16.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 17.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 17 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 17.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 17.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 18.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 18.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 19.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 20.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 20.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 21.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 22.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 23.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 23.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 24.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 24.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 25.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 16 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 13 Seychelles 37.84 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 14 Barbados 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 28.51 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bangladesh 23.94 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 23.47 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 19 Comoros 20.09 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.