Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change in Nigeria is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nigeria peaked at 1.6% in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 110 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.7% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 237.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 151.48 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nigeria?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nigeria was 0.4% 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 including land-use change recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1946.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nigeria ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.