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
22nd
of 233 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 22nd of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9,307 kt compare
  2. 20 Italy 8,468 kt compare
  3. 21 Indonesia 7,666 kt compare
  4. 23 Spain 6,825 kt compare
  5. 24 Poland 6,516 kt compare
  6. 25 Malaysia 6,368 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 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 22nd out of 233 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
271 places, 8,821 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.