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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 1.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.43
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.47
in 2020
All-time low
0.4283
in 1883
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria, 1850–2024

0.50.7511.21.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria stood at 1.43.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria peaked at 1.47 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4283, in 1883.

That places Nigeria 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4552 —
1851 0.4543 -0.2%
1852 0.4535 -0.2%
1853 0.4528 -0.2%
1854 0.4522 -0.1%
1855 0.4517 -0.1%
1856 0.4514 -0.1%
1857 0.4512 -0.0%
1858 0.4512 +0.0%
1859 0.4514 +0.0%
1860 0.4518 +0.1%
1861 0.4524 +0.1%
1862 0.453 +0.1%
1863 0.4536 +0.1%
1864 0.4542 +0.1%
1865 0.4548 +0.1%
1866 0.4555 +0.1%
1867 0.4561 +0.1%
1868 0.4567 +0.1%
1869 0.4572 +0.1%
1870 0.4577 +0.1%
1871 0.457 -0.1%
1872 0.4544 -0.6%
1873 0.4506 -0.8%
1874 0.4463 -1.0%
1875 0.4419 -1.0%
1876 0.4378 -0.9%
1877 0.4343 -0.8%
1878 0.4315 -0.6%
1879 0.4296 -0.4%
1880 0.4288 -0.2%
1881 0.4285 -0.1%
1882 0.4283 -0.0%
1883 0.4283 -0.0%
1884 0.4283 +0.0%
1885 0.4284 +0.0%
1886 0.4285 +0.0%
1887 0.4286 +0.0%
1888 0.4286 +0.0%
1889 0.4286 +0.0%
1890 0.43 +0.3%
1891 0.4297 -0.1%
1892 0.4295 -0.1%
1893 0.4293 -0.0%
1894 0.4293 +0.0%
1895 0.4295 +0.0%
1896 0.43 +0.1%
1897 0.4308 +0.2%
1898 0.4319 +0.3%
1899 0.4334 +0.3%
1900 0.4353 +0.4%
1901 0.4373 +0.5%
1902 0.4389 +0.4%
1903 0.4404 +0.3%
1904 0.4418 +0.3%
1905 0.4432 +0.3%
1906 0.4446 +0.3%
1907 0.4462 +0.4%
1908 0.4481 +0.4%
1909 0.4503 +0.5%
1910 0.4529 +0.6%
1911 0.4562 +0.7%
1912 0.4605 +0.9%
1913 0.4654 +1.1%
1914 0.4709 +1.2%
1915 0.4768 +1.3%
1916 0.483 +1.3%
1917 0.4894 +1.3%
1918 0.4958 +1.3%
1919 0.5023 +1.3%
1920 0.5089 +1.3%
1921 0.5159 +1.4%
1922 0.5235 +1.5%
1923 0.5314 +1.5%
1924 0.5391 +1.5%
1925 0.5464 +1.4%
1926 0.5529 +1.2%
1927 0.5584 +1.0%
1928 0.5626 +0.7%
1929 0.5651 +0.5%
1930 0.5659 +0.1%
1931 0.5646 -0.2%
1932 0.5617 -0.5%
1933 0.5575 -0.7%
1934 0.5525 -0.9%
1935 0.5471 -1.0%
1936 0.5416 -1.0%
1937 0.5366 -0.9%
1938 0.5323 -0.8%
1939 0.5292 -0.6%
1940 0.5277 -0.3%
1941 0.5422 +2.8%
1942 0.5789 +6.8%
1943 0.6249 +8.0%
1944 0.671 +7.4%
1945 0.7118 +6.1%
1946 0.745 +4.7%
1947 0.7698 +3.3%
1948 0.7861 +2.1%
1949 0.7939 +1.0%
1950 0.7925 -0.2%
1951 0.7795 -1.6%
1952 0.7555 -3.1%
1953 0.7236 -4.2%
1954 0.6868 -5.1%
1955 0.648 -5.6%
1956 0.61 -5.9%
1957 0.575 -5.7%
1958 0.5454 -5.1%
1959 0.5233 -4.1%
1960 0.5105 -2.5%
1961 0.5396 +5.7%
1962 0.5377 -0.4%
1963 0.5374 -0.1%
1964 0.5359 -0.3%
1965 0.5345 -0.3%
1966 0.5137 -3.9%
1967 0.5153 +0.3%
1968 0.5174 +0.4%
1969 0.5363 +3.7%
1970 0.5532 +3.1%
1971 0.5669 +2.5%
1972 0.5525 -2.5%
1973 0.5788 +4.8%
1974 0.5785 -0.1%
1975 0.5756 -0.5%
1976 0.5908 +2.6%
1977 0.6022 +1.9%
1978 0.5957 -1.1%
1979 0.6135 +3.0%
1980 0.6583 +7.3%
1981 0.6643 +0.9%
1982 0.6951 +4.6%
1983 0.6907 -0.6%
1984 0.7094 +2.7%
1985 0.7234 +2.0%
1986 0.7613 +5.2%
1987 0.7702 +1.2%
1988 0.7979 +3.6%
1989 0.8421 +5.5%
1990 0.8863 +5.2%
1991 0.9087 +2.5%
1992 0.9257 +1.9%
1993 0.9503 +2.6%
1994 0.9573 +0.7%
1995 0.946 -1.2%
1996 0.9798 +3.6%
1997 1.02 +3.9%
1998 1.07 +5.4%
1999 1.07 +0.2%
2000 1.09 +1.6%
2001 1.1 +0.7%
2002 1.1 +0.3%
2003 1.15 +3.9%
2004 1.12 -2.0%
2005 1.2 +6.6%
2006 1.18 -1.8%
2007 1.13 -3.6%
2008 1.17 +3.5%
2009 1.16 -0.9%
2010 1.22 +5.1%
2011 1.22 -0.1%
2012 1.26 +3.0%
2013 1.31 +3.8%
2014 1.31 +0.1%
2015 1.3 -0.3%
2016 1.38 +6.1%
2017 1.39 +0.8%
2018 1.4 +0.8%
2019 1.43 +1.5%
2020 1.47 +3.4%
2021 1.45 -1.9%
2022 1.42 -2.0%
2023 1.44 +1.4%
2024 1.43 -0.5%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 1.43 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 12.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 1.43 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 7.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4525 0.4512 0.4552 10
1860s 0.4545 0.4518 0.4572 10
1870s 0.4441 0.4296 0.4577 10
1880s 0.4285 0.4283 0.4288 10
1890s 0.4303 0.4293 0.4334 10
1900s 0.4426 0.4353 0.4503 10
1910s 0.4753 0.4529 0.5023 10
1920s 0.5404 0.5089 0.5651 10
1930s 0.5489 0.5292 0.5659 10
1940s 0.6751 0.5277 0.7939 10
1950s 0.664 0.5233 0.7925 10
1960s 0.5278 0.5105 0.5396 10
1970s 0.5808 0.5525 0.6135 10
1980s 0.7313 0.6583 0.8421 10
1990s 0.972 0.8863 1.07 10
2000s 1.14 1.09 1.2 10
2010s 1.32 1.22 1.43 10
2020s 1.44 1.42 1.47 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 9 Argentina 1.78 compare
  2. 10 Ethiopia 1.76 compare
  3. 11 Canada 1.52 compare
  4. 13 Turkey 1.37 compare
  5. 14 Mexico 1.35 compare
  6. 15 France 1.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria was 1.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2020.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4283 in 1883.
How does Nigeria rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Nigeria ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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