Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 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 oil in Nigeria is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Nigeria peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1915.
Nigeria ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 26 Argentina 0.6% compare
- 27 Kuwait 0.6% compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
- 30 Algeria 0.5% compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 0.5% compare
- 32 Philippines 0.5% compare
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 from oil in Nigeria?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Nigeria was 0.6% 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 oil recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1915.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.