Food Transport — Emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.6795 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.6795 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6795 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.1287 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2023

0.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.129 kt1991: 0.165 kt1992: 0.198 kt1993: 0.169 kt1994: 0.137 kt1995: 0.152 kt1996: 0.17 kt1997: 0.223 kt1998: 0.143 kt1999: 0.209 kt2000: 0.221 kt2001: 0.248 kt2002: 0.295 kt2003: 0.308 kt2004: 0.308 kt2005: 0.288 kt2006: 0.265 kt2007: 0.253 kt2008: 0.295 kt2009: 0.284 kt2010: 0.348 kt2011: 0.383 kt2012: 0.427 kt2013: 0.508 kt2014: 0.56 kt2015: 0.511 kt2016: 0.572 kt2017: 0.571 kt2018: 0.607 kt2019: 0.651 kt2020: 0.567 kt2021: 0.638 kt2022: 0.68 kt2023: 0.68 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food transport — emissions in Nigeria stood at 0.6795 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Nigeria peaked at 0.6795 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1287 kt, in 1990.

Nigeria ranks 16th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Transport — Emissions in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1287 kt —
1991 0.1647 kt +28.0%
1992 0.1983 kt +20.4%
1993 0.1685 kt -15.0%
1994 0.137 kt -18.7%
1995 0.1517 kt +10.7%
1996 0.1702 kt +12.2%
1997 0.2227 kt +30.9%
1998 0.1433 kt -35.7%
1999 0.2091 kt +45.9%
2000 0.2215 kt +5.9%
2001 0.2482 kt +12.1%
2002 0.2952 kt +19.0%
2003 0.3082 kt +4.4%
2004 0.308 kt -0.1%
2005 0.2883 kt -6.4%
2006 0.2655 kt -7.9%
2007 0.2526 kt -4.8%
2008 0.2951 kt +16.8%
2009 0.2839 kt -3.8%
2010 0.3483 kt +22.7%
2011 0.3832 kt +10.0%
2012 0.4267 kt +11.4%
2013 0.5077 kt +19.0%
2014 0.5596 kt +10.2%
2015 0.5107 kt -8.7%
2016 0.5721 kt +12.0%
2017 0.5714 kt -0.1%
2018 0.6068 kt +6.2%
2019 0.6514 kt +7.3%
2020 0.5671 kt -12.9%
2021 0.6385 kt +12.6%
2022 0.6795 kt +6.4%
2023 0.6795 kt +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0.6795 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0279 kt, 24.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 0.6795 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0127 kt, 53.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1694 kt 0.1287 kt 0.2227 kt 10
2000s 0.2767 kt 0.2215 kt 0.3082 kt 10
2010s 0.5138 kt 0.3483 kt 0.6514 kt 10
2020s 0.6412 kt 0.5671 kt 0.6795 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 13 Germany 0.8555 kt compare
  2. 13 Melanesia 0.0263 kt compare
  3. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0212 kt compare
  4. 14 Republic of Korea 0.7858 kt compare
  5. 15 Republic of Moldova 0.0174 kt compare
  6. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7029 kt compare
  7. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0094 kt compare
  8. 17 Thailand 0.6745 kt compare
  9. 17 Polynesia 0.0072 kt compare
  10. 18 Indonesia 0.6622 kt compare
  11. 18 Micronesia 0.0021 kt compare
  12. 19 France 0.6603 kt compare
  13. 19 Timor-Leste 0.0016 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Nigeria?
Food transport — emissions in Nigeria was 0.6795 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 0.6795 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1287 kt in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for food transport — emissions?
Nigeria ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 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.