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Share of cumulative co2 in Nigeria

Nigeria: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.2548 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2548
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
45th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2548
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1915
Years of data
110
1915–2024

Share of cumulative co2 in Nigeria, 1915–2024

00.10.20.3191519692024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of cumulative co2 in Nigeria stood at 0.2548. That is the highest value across all 110 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Nigeria peaked at 0.2548 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1915.

Nigeria ranks 45th 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.

Share of cumulative co2 in Nigeria, year by year

Year Value Change
1915 0 —
1916 0.0001 +342.6%
1917 0.0003 +251.3%
1918 0.0007 +121.5%
1919 0.0011 +47.7%
1920 0.0015 +40.3%
1921 0.002 +32.6%
1922 0.0022 +10.8%
1923 0.0026 +15.5%
1924 0.0029 +14.9%
1925 0.0034 +15.0%
1926 0.004 +17.8%
1927 0.0046 +15.7%
1928 0.0052 +12.8%
1929 0.0057 +9.9%
1930 0.0062 +8.8%
1931 0.0067 +7.4%
1932 0.007 +4.7%
1933 0.0073 +3.8%
1934 0.0075 +3.9%
1935 0.0078 +3.4%
1936 0.0081 +3.6%
1937 0.0084 +4.6%
1938 0.0088 +4.3%
1939 0.009 +2.8%
1940 0.0093 +2.4%
1941 0.0095 +3.1%
1942 0.0099 +4.2%
1943 0.0104 +4.4%
1944 0.0109 +5.4%
1945 0.0114 +4.1%
1946 0.0119 +4.7%
1947 0.0124 +3.7%
1948 0.0128 +3.5%
1949 0.0132 +2.8%
1950 0.0138 +4.8%
1951 0.0141 +2.5%
1952 0.0146 +3.7%
1953 0.0152 +4.0%
1954 0.0158 +3.9%
1955 0.0164 +3.6%
1956 0.017 +3.8%
1957 0.0177 +3.7%
1958 0.0184 +4.4%
1959 0.0191 +3.5%
1960 0.0196 +2.7%
1961 0.0203 +3.6%
1962 0.021 +3.3%
1963 0.0219 +4.5%
1964 0.0233 +6.4%
1965 0.0259 +10.9%
1966 0.0285 +10.2%
1967 0.0309 +8.5%
1968 0.0316 +2.1%
1969 0.0335 +6.0%
1970 0.0374 +11.6%
1971 0.0434 +16.0%
1972 0.0509 +17.3%
1973 0.0595 +16.9%
1974 0.0701 +17.8%
1975 0.077 +9.9%
1976 0.0849 +10.2%
1977 0.0913 +7.5%
1978 0.0968 +6.0%
1979 0.1056 +9.1%
1980 0.1135 +7.5%
1981 0.1206 +6.3%
1982 0.1273 +5.5%
1983 0.1327 +4.2%
1984 0.1391 +4.8%
1985 0.145 +4.3%
1986 0.1511 +4.2%
1987 0.1547 +2.4%
1988 0.1595 +3.1%
1989 0.1603 +0.5%
1990 0.1606 +0.2%
1991 0.1612 +0.3%
1992 0.1623 +0.7%
1993 0.1632 +0.5%
1994 0.168 +2.9%
1995 0.1728 +2.9%
1996 0.1788 +3.4%
1997 0.1841 +3.0%
1998 0.1883 +2.3%
1999 0.192 +2.0%
2000 0.1966 +2.4%
2001 0.2012 +2.4%
2002 0.2046 +1.7%
2003 0.2085 +1.9%
2004 0.2115 +1.5%
2005 0.2148 +1.6%
2006 0.2169 +0.9%
2007 0.218 +0.5%
2008 0.2193 +0.6%
2009 0.2199 +0.3%
2010 0.2228 +1.3%
2011 0.2263 +1.6%
2012 0.2285 +1.0%
2013 0.2311 +1.1%
2014 0.2339 +1.2%
2015 0.2357 +0.8%
2016 0.2379 +0.9%
2017 0.2396 +0.7%
2018 0.2407 +0.5%
2019 0.243 +1.0%
2020 0.2454 +1.0%
2021 0.2487 +1.3%
2022 0.2508 +0.9%
2023 0.2527 +0.7%
2024 0.2548 +0.8%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0.2548 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163, 15.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 0.2548 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056, 45.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of cumulative co2 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.

YearChange FromTo
1916 +342.6% 0 0.0001
1917 +251.3% 0.0001 0.0003
1918 +121.5% 0.0003 0.0007
1919 +47.7% 0.0007 0.0011
1920 +40.3% 0.0011 0.0015
1921 +32.6% 0.0015 0.002

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.0004 0 0.0011 5
1920s 0.0034 0.0015 0.0057 10
1930s 0.0077 0.0062 0.009 10
1940s 0.0112 0.0093 0.0132 10
1950s 0.0162 0.0138 0.0191 10
1960s 0.0256 0.0196 0.0335 10
1970s 0.0717 0.0374 0.1056 10
1980s 0.1404 0.1135 0.1603 10
1990s 0.1731 0.1606 0.192 10
2000s 0.2111 0.1966 0.2199 10
2010s 0.234 0.2228 0.243 10
2020s 0.2505 0.2454 0.2548 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 42 Belarus 0.2804 compare
  2. 43 Hungary 0.2803 compare
  3. 44 Sweden 0.2777 compare
  4. 46 Greece 0.2324 compare
  5. 47 Denmark 0.2271 compare
  6. 48 Slovakia 0.2178 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of cumulative co2 in Nigeria?
Share of cumulative co2 in Nigeria was 0.2548 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2548 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1915.
How does Nigeria rank for share of cumulative co2?
Nigeria ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of cumulative co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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