So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Nigeria
Nigeria: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 119,082 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
119,082
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
57th
of 220 countries
All-time high
128,123
in 2019
All-time low
1,312
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Nigeria, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 119,082 for so emissions by world region in million tonnes in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Nigeria peaked at 128,123 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,312, in 1750.
That places Nigeria 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,312 | — |
| 1751 | 1,312 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 1,312 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 1,313 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 1,313 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 1,313 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 1,313 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1,323 | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 1,324 | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 1,324 | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 1,325 | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 1,326 | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 1,327 | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 1,327 | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 1,328 | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 1,329 | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 1,329 | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 1,330 | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 1,331 | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 1,332 | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 1,332 | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 1,333 | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 1,334 | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 1,334 | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 1,335 | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 1,336 | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 1,337 | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 1,337 | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 1,338 | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 1,339 | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 1,339 | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 1,340 | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 1,341 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1,341 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 1,342 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1,343 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 1,343 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 1,344 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 1,344 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1,345 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 1,346 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1,346 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1,347 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 1,348 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1,348 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 1,349 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 1,349 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | 1,363 | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 1,377 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 1,391 | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 1,405 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 1,419 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 1,433 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 1,447 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 1,460 | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 1,474 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 1,488 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 1,502 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 1,516 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 1,530 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 1,543 | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 1,557 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 1,571 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 1,584 | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 1,598 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 1,611 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 1,625 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 1,647 | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 1,663 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 1,679 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 1,695 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 1,711 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 1,728 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 1,744 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 1,760 | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 1,776 | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 1,792 | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 1,809 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 1,826 | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 1,842 | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 1,859 | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 1,875 | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 1,892 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 1,909 | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 1,926 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 1,944 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 1,961 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 1,978 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 1,996 | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 2,014 | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 2,031 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 2,049 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 2,068 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 2,086 | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 2,105 | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 2,124 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 2,143 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 2,163 | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 2,183 | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 2,204 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 2,224 | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 2,245 | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 2,267 | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 2,288 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 2,310 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 2,332 | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 2,355 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 2,526 | +7.3% |
| 1912 | 2,609 | +3.3% |
| 1913 | 2,575 | -1.3% |
| 1914 | 2,614 | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 2,814 | +7.7% |
| 1916 | 3,291 | +17.0% |
| 1917 | 4,796 | +45.7% |
| 1918 | 6,529 | +36.1% |
| 1919 | 6,363 | -2.5% |
| 1920 | 7,605 | +19.5% |
| 1921 | 8,406 | +10.5% |
| 1922 | 5,893 | -29.9% |
| 1923 | 7,476 | +26.9% |
| 1924 | 8,115 | +8.5% |
| 1925 | 9,028 | +11.3% |
| 1926 | 11,126 | +23.2% |
| 1927 | 11,978 | +7.7% |
| 1928 | 12,020 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 11,743 | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 11,849 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 11,375 | -4.0% |
| 1932 | 9,649 | -15.2% |
| 1933 | 9,312 | -3.5% |
| 1934 | 9,892 | +6.2% |
| 1935 | 9,896 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 10,703 | +8.2% |
| 1937 | 12,282 | +14.8% |
| 1938 | 12,290 | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 11,106 | -9.6% |
| 1940 | 11,266 | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 12,533 | +11.3% |
| 1942 | 14,555 | +16.1% |
| 1943 | 15,530 | +6.7% |
| 1944 | 17,816 | +14.7% |
| 1945 | 15,730 | -11.7% |
| 1946 | 17,703 | +12.5% |
| 1947 | 17,134 | -3.2% |
| 1948 | 17,723 | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 16,587 | -6.4% |
| 1950 | 20,256 | +22.1% |
| 1951 | 15,837 | -21.8% |
| 1952 | 19,084 | +20.5% |
| 1953 | 20,338 | +6.6% |
| 1954 | 20,488 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 20,728 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 21,828 | +5.3% |
| 1957 | 22,412 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 24,907 | +11.1% |
| 1959 | 22,337 | -10.3% |
| 1960 | 20,061 | -10.2% |
| 1961 | 21,410 | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 22,072 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 21,118 | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 24,749 | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 27,997 | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 28,937 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 25,585 | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 14,694 | -42.6% |
| 1969 | 16,011 | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 21,549 | +34.6% |
| 1971 | 24,419 | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 27,898 | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 32,654 | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 33,430 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 37,587 | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 42,771 | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 48,947 | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 56,957 | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 56,406 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 71,326 | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 84,431 | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 88,115 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 86,244 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 76,930 | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 77,400 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 85,018 | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 74,659 | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 82,018 | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 81,887 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 71,446 | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 85,338 | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 113,225 | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 103,846 | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 87,926 | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 93,644 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 107,077 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 108,710 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 88,106 | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 95,744 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 92,653 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 104,952 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 104,978 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 113,123 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 121,439 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 112,654 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 90,015 | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 72,823 | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 89,111 | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 75,136 | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 91,372 | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 92,568 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 98,694 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 113,379 | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 110,842 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 103,426 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 113,762 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 116,359 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 123,346 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 128,123 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 109,135 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 115,771 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 119,082 | +2.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 119,082 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 119,082 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,590, 8.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where So emissions by world region in million tonnes 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | +45.7% | 3,291 | 4,796 |
| 1968 | -42.6% | 25,585 | 14,694 |
| 1918 | +36.1% | 4,796 | 6,529 |
| 1970 | +34.6% | 16,011 | 21,549 |
| 1992 | +32.7% | 85,338 | 113,225 |
| 1922 | -29.9% | 8,406 | 5,893 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,313 | 1,312 | 1,314 | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,315 | 1,314 | 1,316 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,317 | 1,316 | 1,318 | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,319 | 1,318 | 1,320 | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,321 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,322 | 1,321 | 1,322 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,325 | 1,322 | 1,329 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,333 | 1,329 | 1,336 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,340 | 1,337 | 1,343 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,346 | 1,343 | 1,349 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,412 | 1,349 | 1,474 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,550 | 1,488 | 1,611 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,703 | 1,625 | 1,776 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,868 | 1,792 | 1,944 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,041 | 1,961 | 2,124 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,236 | 2,143 | 2,332 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,647 | 2,355 | 6,529 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9,339 | 5,893 | 12,020 | 10 |
| 1930s | 10,835 | 9,312 | 12,290 | 10 |
| 1940s | 15,658 | 11,266 | 17,816 | 10 |
| 1950s | 20,822 | 15,837 | 24,907 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22,263 | 14,694 | 28,937 | 10 |
| 1970s | 38,262 | 21,549 | 56,957 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80,803 | 71,326 | 88,115 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,506 | 71,446 | 113,225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,688 | 72,823 | 121,439 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,187 | 91,372 | 128,123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,663 | 109,135 | 119,082 | 3 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Nigeria?
- So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Nigeria was 119,082 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 128,123 in 2019.
- What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,312 in 1750.
- How does Nigeria rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
- Nigeria ranks 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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