Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square was 0.0437 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0437 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
42nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0437 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0069 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Nigeria, 1961–2023

0.010.020.030.04196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Nigeria is 0.0437 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Nigeria peaked at 0.0437 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Nigeria ranks 42nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0069 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0072 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1963 0.0076 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1964 0.0079 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1965 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
1966 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1967 0.009 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1968 0.0094 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
1969 0.0099 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
1970 0.0104 kt per square kilometre +4.2%
1971 0.0108 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
1972 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1973 0.0118 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
1974 0.0123 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1975 0.0127 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
1976 0.0134 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1977 0.0139 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1978 0.0145 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
1979 0.015 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1980 0.0155 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1981 0.0158 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1982 0.0162 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1983 0.0167 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1984 0.0171 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1985 0.0175 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1986 0.0182 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1987 0.0187 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1988 0.0193 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1989 0.0199 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1990 0.02 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1991 0.0202 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1992 0.0205 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1993 0.0214 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1994 0.0221 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1995 0.0227 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1996 0.0233 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1997 0.024 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1998 0.0248 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1999 0.0256 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
2000 0.0264 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2001 0.0272 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
2002 0.0276 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2003 0.0279 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2004 0.0288 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
2005 0.0294 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2006 0.0299 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2007 0.0304 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2008 0.0307 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.0314 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2010 0.0318 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2011 0.0365 kt per square kilometre +14.5%
2012 0.0371 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2013 0.0377 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2014 0.0384 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2015 0.0389 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2016 0.0394 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2017 0.04 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2018 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2019 0.0414 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2020 0.0421 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2021 0.0428 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2022 0.0434 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2023 0.0437 kt per square kilometre +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0126 kt per square kilometre 0.0104 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0175 kt per square kilometre 0.0155 kt per square kilometre 0.0199 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0225 kt per square kilometre 0.02 kt per square kilometre 0.0256 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.029 kt per square kilometre 0.0264 kt per square kilometre 0.0314 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0382 kt per square kilometre 0.0318 kt per square kilometre 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.043 kt per square kilometre 0.0421 kt per square kilometre 0.0437 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 39 Albania 0.0444 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 40 Honduras 0.0444 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 41 Puerto Rico 0.0439 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 43 Poland 0.0435 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 44 Tonga 0.0431 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 45 Malawi 0.0426 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Nigeria?
Enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Nigeria was 0.0437 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0437 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
Nigeria ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.

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Indicator
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
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Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.