Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0002 kt per person for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Nigeria peaked at 0.0005 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 2025.
That places Nigeria 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0002 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 6.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0002 kt per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 6 |
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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Nigeria?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Nigeria was 0.0002 kt per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Nigeria ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.