Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Nigeria

Nigeria: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6,826 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,826 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 211 countries
All-time high
6,826 kt
in 2022
All-time low
1,325 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 1.3k kt1991: 1.7k kt1992: 2.1k kt1993: 1.8k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.7k kt1996: 1.9k kt1997: 2.5k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 2.2k kt2000: 2.3k kt2001: 2.6k kt2002: 3.0k kt2003: 3.3k kt2004: 3.3k kt2005: 2.9k kt2006: 2.6k kt2007: 2.4k kt2008: 2.8k kt2009: 2.7k kt2010: 3.3k kt2011: 3.5k kt2012: 3.9k kt2013: 5.0k kt2014: 5.5k kt2015: 5.0k kt2016: 5.7k kt2017: 5.7k kt2018: 6.1k kt2019: 6.6k kt2020: 5.7k kt2021: 6.4k kt2022: 6.8k kt2023: 6.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Nigeria is 6,826 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Nigeria peaked at 6,826 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,325 kt, in 1990.

Nigeria ranks 20th of 211 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 (CO2eq) in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,325 kt
1991 1,727 kt +30.3%
1992 2,106 kt +22.0%
1993 1,808 kt -14.1%
1994 1,452 kt -19.7%
1995 1,676 kt +15.4%
1996 1,924 kt +14.8%
1997 2,463 kt +28.0%
1998 1,597 kt -35.2%
1999 2,210 kt +38.4%
2000 2,299 kt +4.1%
2001 2,581 kt +12.2%
2002 3,029 kt +17.4%
2003 3,274 kt +8.1%
2004 3,329 kt +1.7%
2005 2,933 kt -11.9%
2006 2,624 kt -10.6%
2007 2,369 kt -9.7%
2008 2,846 kt +20.1%
2009 2,657 kt -6.6%
2010 3,306 kt +24.4%
2011 3,525 kt +6.6%
2012 3,906 kt +10.8%
2013 4,996 kt +27.9%
2014 5,512 kt +10.3%
2015 5,007 kt -9.2%
2016 5,726 kt +14.4%
2017 5,721 kt -0.1%
2018 6,131 kt +7.2%
2019 6,610 kt +7.8%
2020 5,683 kt -14.0%
2021 6,433 kt +13.2%
2022 6,826 kt +6.1%
2023 6,826 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,829 kt 1,325 kt 2,463 kt 10
2000s 2,794 kt 2,299 kt 3,329 kt 10
2010s 5,044 kt 3,306 kt 6,610 kt 10
2020s 6,442 kt 5,683 kt 6,826 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9,307 kt compare
  2. 18 Italy 8,468 kt compare
  3. 19 Indonesia 7,666 kt compare
  4. 19 Timor-Leste 14.58 kt compare
  5. 21 Spain 6,825 kt compare
  6. 22 Poland 6,516 kt compare
  7. 23 Malaysia 6,368 kt compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Nigeria?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Nigeria was 6,826 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 6,826 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,325 kt in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Nigeria ranks 20th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 8,776 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