Food Transport — Emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria: Food Transport — Emissions was 6,592 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,592 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 207 countries
All-time high
6,592 kt
in 2022
All-time low
1,282 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.7k kt1992: 2.0k kt1993: 1.8k kt1994: 1.4k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.9k kt1997: 2.4k kt1998: 1.5k kt1999: 2.1k kt2000: 2.2k kt2001: 2.5k kt2002: 2.9k kt2003: 3.2k kt2004: 3.2k kt2005: 2.8k kt2006: 2.5k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 2.6k kt2010: 3.2k kt2011: 3.4k kt2012: 3.8k kt2013: 4.8k kt2014: 5.3k kt2015: 4.8k kt2016: 5.5k kt2017: 5.5k kt2018: 5.9k kt2019: 6.4k kt2020: 5.5k kt2021: 6.2k kt2022: 6.6k kt2023: 6.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Nigeria is 6,592 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Nigeria peaked at 6,592 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,282 kt, in 1990.

Nigeria ranks 21st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,282 kt
1991 1,671 kt +30.4%
1992 2,039 kt +22.0%
1993 1,751 kt -14.1%
1994 1,406 kt -19.7%
1995 1,625 kt +15.6%
1996 1,867 kt +14.9%
1997 2,388 kt +27.9%
1998 1,548 kt -35.2%
1999 2,138 kt +38.1%
2000 2,224 kt +4.0%
2001 2,496 kt +12.2%
2002 2,928 kt +17.3%
2003 3,169 kt +8.2%
2004 3,224 kt +1.7%
2005 2,834 kt -12.1%
2006 2,532 kt -10.7%
2007 2,281 kt -9.9%
2008 2,744 kt +20.3%
2009 2,558 kt -6.8%
2010 3,185 kt +24.5%
2011 3,392 kt +6.5%
2012 3,756 kt +10.8%
2013 4,820 kt +28.3%
2014 5,318 kt +10.3%
2015 4,830 kt -9.2%
2016 5,529 kt +14.5%
2017 5,524 kt -0.1%
2018 5,922 kt +7.2%
2019 6,386 kt +7.8%
2020 5,487 kt -14.1%
2021 6,213 kt +13.2%
2022 6,592 kt +6.1%
2023 6,592 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,772 kt 1,282 kt 2,388 kt 10
2000s 2,699 kt 2,224 kt 3,224 kt 10
2010s 4,866 kt 3,185 kt 6,386 kt 10
2020s 6,221 kt 5,487 kt 6,592 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 18 Italy 7,811 kt compare
  2. 19 Indonesia 7,446 kt compare
  3. 20 Spain 6,677 kt compare
  4. 22 Malaysia 6,180 kt compare
  5. 23 Pakistan 5,961 kt compare
  6. 24 Argentina 5,749 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Nigeria?
Food transport — emissions in Nigeria was 6,592 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 6,592 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,282 kt in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for food transport — emissions?
Nigeria ranks 21st out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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