Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Nigeria, 1915–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Nigeria is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 110 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Nigeria peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1915.
That places Nigeria 20th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 0.0% | — |
| 1916 | 0.0% | — |
| 1917 | 0.0% | — |
| 1918 | 0.0% | — |
| 1919 | 0.0% | — |
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1921 | 0.0% | — |
| 1922 | 0.0% | — |
| 1923 | 0.0% | — |
| 1924 | 0.0% | — |
| 1925 | 0.0% | — |
| 1926 | 0.0% | — |
| 1927 | 0.0% | — |
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 0.0% | — |
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.0% | — |
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | — |
| 1938 | 0.0% | — |
| 1939 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1941 | 0.0% | — |
| 1942 | 0.0% | — |
| 1943 | 0.0% | — |
| 1944 | 0.0% | — |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1946 | 0.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.0% | — |
| 1948 | 0.0% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +24.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +104.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +25.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +41.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -31.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +60.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +43.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -24.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +37.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +33.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 12.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 54.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +104.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Nigeria?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Nigeria was 0.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1915.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Nigeria ranks 20th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.