Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Nigeria

Nigeria: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 27,603 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,603 kt
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
17th
of 222 countries
All-time high
29,932 kt
in 2020
All-time low
14,822 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Nigeria, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 14.8k kt1991: 15.1k kt1992: 15.3k kt1993: 15.8k kt1994: 16.0k kt1995: 16.1k kt1996: 18.5k kt1997: 18.7k kt1998: 20.3k kt1999: 20.1k kt2000: 20.3k kt2001: 18.7k kt2002: 18.8k kt2003: 19.7k kt2004: 19.6k kt2005: 21.5k kt2006: 21.3k kt2007: 20.7k kt2008: 21.1k kt2009: 20.3k kt2010: 22.1k kt2011: 22.8k kt2012: 23.5k kt2013: 24.3k kt2014: 24.6k kt2015: 24.6k kt2016: 26.3k kt2017: 27.2k kt2018: 27.3k kt2019: 28.1k kt2020: 29.9k kt2021: 29.2k kt2022: 28.0k kt2023: 27.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 27,603 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Nigeria peaked at 29,932 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,822 kt, in 1990.

Nigeria ranks 17th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 14,822 kt
1991 15,057 kt +1.6%
1992 15,297 kt +1.6%
1993 15,787 kt +3.2%
1994 16,024 kt +1.5%
1995 16,058 kt +0.2%
1996 18,463 kt +15.0%
1997 18,679 kt +1.2%
1998 20,275 kt +8.5%
1999 20,075 kt -1.0%
2000 20,329 kt +1.3%
2001 18,719 kt -7.9%
2002 18,774 kt +0.3%
2003 19,746 kt +5.2%
2004 19,613 kt -0.7%
2005 21,475 kt +9.5%
2006 21,266 kt -1.0%
2007 20,667 kt -2.8%
2008 21,070 kt +1.9%
2009 20,315 kt -3.6%
2010 22,092 kt +8.7%
2011 22,773 kt +3.1%
2012 23,535 kt +3.3%
2013 24,345 kt +3.4%
2014 24,609 kt +1.1%
2015 24,566 kt -0.2%
2016 26,330 kt +7.2%
2017 27,162 kt +3.2%
2018 27,340 kt +0.7%
2019 28,082 kt +2.7%
2020 29,932 kt +6.6%
2021 29,183 kt -2.5%
2022 27,979 kt -4.1%
2023 27,603 kt -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,054 kt 14,822 kt 20,275 kt 10
2000s 20,197 kt 18,719 kt 21,475 kt 10
2010s 25,083 kt 22,092 kt 28,082 kt 10
2020s 28,674 kt 27,603 kt 29,932 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 14 Canada 38,886 kt compare
  2. 14 Melanesia 1,869 kt compare
  3. 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,289 kt compare
  4. 15 Mexico 35,238 kt compare
  5. 16 Chad 28,492 kt compare
  6. 16 Republic of Moldova 951.7 kt compare
  7. 17 Timor-Leste 237.18 kt compare
  8. 18 France 26,360 kt compare
  9. 18 Polynesia 73.99 kt compare
  10. 19 Sudan 24,627 kt compare
  11. 19 Micronesia 18.74 kt compare
  12. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 15.26 kt compare
  13. 20 Thailand 23,560 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Nigeria?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Nigeria was 27,603 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 29,932 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 14,822 kt in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Nigeria ranks 17th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf