Forestland — Emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria: Forestland — Emissions was -8,409 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
-8,409 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
203rd
of 234 countries
All-time high
-8,409 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-8,424 kt
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forestland — Emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2023

-8.4k-8.4k-8.4k-8.4k1990200620231990: -8.4k kt1991: -8.4k kt1992: -8.4k kt1993: -8.4k kt1994: -8.4k kt1995: -8.4k kt1996: -8.4k kt1997: -8.4k kt1998: -8.4k kt1999: -8.4k kt2000: -8.4k kt2001: -8.4k kt2002: -8.4k kt2003: -8.4k kt2004: -8.4k kt2005: -8.4k kt2006: -8.4k kt2007: -8.4k kt2008: -8.4k kt2009: -8.4k kt2010: -8.4k kt2011: -8.4k kt2012: -8.4k kt2013: -8.4k kt2014: -8.4k kt2015: -8.4k kt2016: -8.4k kt2017: -8.4k kt2018: -8.4k kt2019: -8.4k kt2020: -8.4k kt2021: -8.4k kt2022: -8.4k kt2023: -8.4k kt

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

Analysis

Nigeria recorded -8,409 kt for forestland — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions in Nigeria peaked at -8,409 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8,424 kt, in 2016.

Nigeria ranks 203rd of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -8,415 kt -8,415 kt -8,415 kt 10
2000s -8,415 kt -8,415 kt -8,415 kt 10
2010s -8,418 kt -8,424 kt -8,415 kt 10
2020s -8,413 kt -8,424 kt -8,409 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 200 Sudan (former) -7,594 kt compare
  2. 201 Lao People's Democratic Republic -7,633 kt compare
  3. 202 Poland -8,257 kt compare
  4. 204 New Zealand -8,492 kt compare
  5. 205 Thailand -8,503 kt compare
  6. 206 Paraguay -9,108 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions in Nigeria?
Forestland — emissions in Nigeria was -8,409 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was -8,409 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was -8,424 kt in 2016.
How does Nigeria rank for forestland — emissions?
Nigeria ranks 203rd out of 234 countries with data for 2023.
Is forestland — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 9,006 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