Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Nigeria is 0.2 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2 t CO2eq/cap, in 2021.
Nigeria ranks 56th of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.442 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.318 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.238 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2025 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 54 Gambia, The 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 55 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 58 Sudan 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 58 Sudan (former) 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 land-use change — emissions per capita in Nigeria?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Nigeria was 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.