Nigeria's co₂ emissions rose from 84.2 Mt in 1995 to 135.8 Mt in 2024.
Nigeria · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Nigeria's co₂ per capita fell from 0.8 t in 1995 to 0.6 t in 2024.
Nigeria's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita fell from 0.7 t in 1994 to 0.6 t in 2023.
Nigeria's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 1,593.8 Mt in 1995 to 4,710.8 Mt in 2024.
Nigeria's share of global co₂ emissions fell from 0.4 % in 1995 to 0.4 % in 2024.
Nigeria's total greenhouse gas emissions fell from 561.8 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 384.7 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
28th of 209 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 5.1 t CO₂e in 1995 to 1.7 t CO₂e in 2024.
Nigeria's co₂ intensity fell from 0.2 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
Nigeria's carbon intensity of electricity rose from 411.8 in 2000 to 455.7 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsdown −7.0 %8th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsup +0.3 %12th of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coaldown −18.0 %72nd of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +3.9 %29th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +8.6 %37th of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +5.6 %21st of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.017th of 205