Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pre- and post-production — 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 pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Nigeria is 0.21 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.29 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.21 t CO2eq/cap, in 2019.
That places Nigeria 164th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.275 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.235 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.219 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2125 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 162 Sao Tome and Principe 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 164 Ghana 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 164 Mauritania 0.21 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 164 Tonga 0.21 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 pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Nigeria?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Nigeria was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 164th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Pre- and post-production — 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.