IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Nigeria
Nigeria: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.22 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Nigeria stood at 1.22 t CO2eq/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Nigeria peaked at 1.24 t CO2eq/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.67 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 120th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.67 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.69 t CO2eq/ha | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.69 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.71 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7 t CO2eq/ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.73 t CO2eq/ha | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.77 t CO2eq/ha | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8 t CO2eq/ha | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.81 t CO2eq/ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.82 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.81 t CO2eq/ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.82 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.84 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.86 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.91 t CO2eq/ha | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.92 t CO2eq/ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9 t CO2eq/ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.86 t CO2eq/ha | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.93 t CO2eq/ha | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.99 t CO2eq/ha | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 t CO2eq/ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 t CO2eq/ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.08 t CO2eq/ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.11 t CO2eq/ha | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.16 t CO2eq/ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.16 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.24 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 t CO2eq/ha | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.727 t CO2eq/ha | 0.67 t CO2eq/ha | 0.81 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.864 t CO2eq/ha | 0.81 t CO2eq/ha | 0.92 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 t CO2eq/ha | 0.93 t CO2eq/ha | 1.2 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 t CO2eq/ha | 1.22 t CO2eq/ha | 1.24 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 547.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Nigeria?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Nigeria was 1.22 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 t CO2eq/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Nigeria ranks 120th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.