Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Nigeria

Nigeria: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,702 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,702 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
3,702 kt
in 2022
All-time low
1,207 kt
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Nigeria, 1990–2023

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k1990200620231990: 1.5k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.3k kt1993: 1.3k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.2k kt1996: 1.2k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.2k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.3k kt2002: 1.3k kt2003: 1.3k kt2004: 1.3k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.6k kt2008: 1.6k kt2009: 1.7k kt2010: 2.1k kt2011: 2.3k kt2012: 3.2k kt2013: 2.9k kt2014: 3.1k kt2015: 3.2k kt2016: 3.3k kt2017: 3.3k kt2018: 3.5k kt2019: 3.5k kt2020: 3.6k kt2021: 3.7k kt2022: 3.7k kt2023: 3.7k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Nigeria is 3,702 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Nigeria peaked at 3,702 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,207 kt, in 1995.

Nigeria ranks 33rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,478 kt
1991 1,382 kt -6.5%
1992 1,325 kt -4.2%
1993 1,305 kt -1.5%
1994 1,235 kt -5.4%
1995 1,207 kt -2.3%
1996 1,218 kt +1.0%
1997 1,220 kt +0.1%
1998 1,236 kt +1.4%
1999 1,274 kt +3.1%
2000 1,316 kt +3.3%
2001 1,290 kt -2.0%
2002 1,253 kt -2.9%
2003 1,307 kt +4.3%
2004 1,302 kt -0.4%
2005 1,361 kt +4.5%
2006 1,362 kt +0.1%
2007 1,593 kt +16.9%
2008 1,583 kt -0.6%
2009 1,691 kt +6.8%
2010 2,113 kt +25.0%
2011 2,347 kt +11.1%
2012 3,241 kt +38.1%
2013 2,864 kt -11.6%
2014 3,137 kt +9.5%
2015 3,213 kt +2.4%
2016 3,273 kt +1.9%
2017 3,341 kt +2.1%
2018 3,452 kt +3.3%
2019 3,521 kt +2.0%
2020 3,599 kt +2.2%
2021 3,677 kt +2.2%
2022 3,702 kt +0.7%
2023 3,702 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,288 kt 1,207 kt 1,478 kt 10
2000s 1,406 kt 1,253 kt 1,691 kt 10
2010s 3,050 kt 2,113 kt 3,521 kt 10
2020s 3,670 kt 3,599 kt 3,702 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 30 Yemen 4,288 kt compare
  2. 31 Haiti 4,158 kt compare
  3. 32 Kuwait 3,934 kt compare
  4. 34 United Arab Emirates 3,545 kt compare
  5. 35 Kazakhstan 3,482 kt compare
  6. 36 Turkmenistan 3,383 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Nigeria?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Nigeria was 3,702 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 3,702 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,207 kt in 1995.
How does Nigeria rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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