Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Nigeria
Nigeria: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 3.49 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.49 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Nigeria peaked at 8.4 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.24 kt, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 69th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.24 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.32 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.34 kt | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.53 kt | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.7 kt | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.87 kt | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.78 kt | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 5.28 kt | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 5.94 kt | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 5.91 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.87 kt | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 8.29 kt | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 8.4 kt | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.42 kt | -47.3% |
| 2004 | 4.58 kt | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.6 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.54 kt | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.01 kt | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 5.13 kt | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.29 kt | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.32 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.27 kt | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.41 kt | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.76 kt | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 4 kt | -30.7% |
| 2015 | 4.03 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.05 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.05 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.06 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.06 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.49 kt | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3.49 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 kt, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3.49 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4885 kt, 7.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -47.3% | 8.4 kt | 4.42 kt |
| 2014 | -30.7% | 5.76 kt | 4 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.29 kt | 3.24 kt | 5.94 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 kt | 4.42 kt | 8.4 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 kt | 4 kt | 5.76 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 kt | 3.49 kt | 4.06 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Nigeria?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Nigeria was 3.49 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 kt in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.