Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nigeria is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nigeria peaked at 0.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1915.
Nigeria ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.7% compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
- 28 Spain 0.6% compare
- 30 Philippines 0.6% compare
- 31 Vietnam 0.5% compare
- 32 Venezuela 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Nigeria?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1915.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).