Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Nigeria

Nigeria: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was 349,774 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
349,774 kt
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
1st
of 73 countries
All-time high
349,774 kt
in 2022
All-time low
214,488 kt
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Nigeria, 2000–2022

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201120222000: 214.5k kt2001: 218.9k kt2002: 223.9k kt2003: 229.3k kt2004: 235.4k kt2005: 242.0k kt2006: 249.0k kt2007: 272.2k kt2008: 266.9k kt2009: 259.2k kt2010: 269.9k kt2011: 281.8k kt2012: 294.9k kt2013: 290.9k kt2014: 297.0k kt2015: 301.0k kt2016: 302.1k kt2017: 305.1k kt2018: 308.4k kt2019: 311.2k kt2020: 334.0k kt2021: 335.7k kt2022: 349.8k kt

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

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 349,774 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Nigeria peaked at 349,774 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 214,488 kt, in 2000.

That places Nigeria 1st out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 241,134 kt 214,488 kt 272,166 kt 10
2010s 296,212 kt 269,853 kt 311,167 kt 10
2020s 339,799 kt 333,955 kt 349,774 kt 3

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 2 Czechia 5,294 kt compare
  2. 3 Kenya 2,681 kt compare
  3. 4 Latvia 315.56 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Nigeria?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Nigeria was 349,774 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 349,774 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 214,488 kt in 2000.
How does Nigeria rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Nigeria ranks 1st out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 2,145 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).