Nigeria CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
131 910 141
tons
Year-over-Year
+4,80%
increase
Global Share
0,33%
Per Capita
0,58
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Nigeria were 131 910 141 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 4,8% over the previous year, representing an increase by 6 041 444 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 125 868 697 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Nigeria are equivalent to 0,58 tons per person, an increase by 0,01 over the figure of 0,57 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 2,2% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Nigeria
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131 910 141 | 4,8% | 0,58 | 0,33% |
| 2023 | 125 868 697 | −2,46% | 0,57 | 0,32% |
| 2022 | 129 041 745 | −1,42% | 0,6 | 0,33% |
| 2021 | 130 900 456 | 10,08% | 0,62 | 0,34% |
| 2020 | 118 917 767 | −5,7% | 0,58 | 0,33% |
| 2019 | 126 106 089 | 3,87% | 0,63 | 0,33% |
| 2018 | 121 408 202 | 4,63% | 0,62 | 0,32% |
| 2017 | 116 039 810 | −6,03% | 0,61 | 0,31% |
| 2016 | 123 479 633 | 4,24% | 0,66 | 0,34% |
| 2015 | 118 453 944 | −3,48% | 0,65 | 0,33% |
| 2014 | 122 726 087 | 7,08% | 0,7 | 0,34% |
| 2013 | 114 609 479 | 12,08% | 0,67 | 0,32% |
| 2012 | 102 255 841 | −1,7% | 0,61 | 0,29% |
| 2011 | 104 021 670 | 10,19% | 0,64 | 0,30% |
| 2010 | 94 403 598 | 16,67% | 0,6 | 0,28% |
| 2009 | 80 917 422 | −11,65% | 0,52 | 0,25% |
| 2008 | 91 584 688 | 8,53% | 0,61 | 0,28% |
| 2007 | 84 384 758 | −8,99% | 0,58 | 0,26% |
| 2006 | 92 724 620 | −9,95% | 0,65 | 0,30% |
| 2005 | 102 969 646 | −0,94% | 0,74 | 0,34% |
| 2004 | 103 947 913 | −3,41% | 0,77 | 0,36% |
| 2003 | 107 615 354 | 11,84% | 0,82 | 0,39% |
| 2002 | 96 219 323 | −9,52% | 0,75 | 0,36% |
| 2001 | 106 344 123 | 6,14% | 0,85 | 0,41% |
| 2000 | 100 194 876 | 11,34% | 0,82 | 0,39% |
| 1999 | 89 987 266 | −1,49% | 0,75 | 0,36% |
| 1998 | 91 351 816 | −9,39% | 0,78 | 0,37% |
| 1997 | 100 822 082 | −2,71% | 0,89 | 0,41% |
| 1996 | 103 632 865 | 16,63% | 0,94 | 0,43% |
| 1995 | 88 853 085 | 9,83% | 0,82 | 0,38% |
| 1994 | 80 897 664 | −6,64% | 0,77 | 0,35% |
| 1993 | 86 651 668 | −2,75% | 0,84 | 0,38% |
| 1992 | 89 106 029 | 9,54% | 0,89 | 0,39% |
| 1991 | 81 346 325 | 8,3% | 0,83 | 0,36% |
| 1990 | 75 111 127 | −5,54% | 0,79 | 0,33% |
| 1989 | 79 516 120 | 3,24% | 0,86 | 0,36% |
| 1988 | 77 023 160 | 13,7% | 0,85 | 0,35% |
| 1987 | 67 741 781 | −5,32% | 0,77 | 0,32% |
| 1986 | 71 545 929 | −2,29% | 0,83 | 0,35% |
| 1985 | 73 221 716 | 4,15% | 0,88 | 0,36% |
| 1984 | 70 304 495 | 0,45% | 0,86 | 0,35% |
| 1983 | 69 989 313 | 0,13% | 0,88 | 0,36% |
| 1982 | 69 895 543 | −4,66% | 0,9 | 0,36% |
| 1981 | 73 311 371 | −18,18% | 0,97 | 0,38% |
| 1980 | 89 600 604 | −9,88% | 1,22 | 0,45% |
| 1979 | 99 421 319 | 42,98% | 1,39 | 0,50% |
| 1978 | 69 537 420 | 4,62% | 1 | 0,36% |
| 1977 | 66 467 361 | −11,62% | 0,99 | 0,35% |
| 1976 | 75 202 571 | 17,48% | 1,15 | 0,41% |
| 1975 | 64 011 930 | −23,8% | 1,01 | 0,37% |
| 1974 | 84 001 954 | 26,43% | 1,36 | 0,48% |
| 1973 | 66 442 291 | 20,25% | 1,11 | 0,38% |
| 1972 | 55 251 349 | 29,61% | 0,94 | 0,34% |
| 1971 | 42 630 157 | 47,77% | 0,74 | 0,27% |
| 1970 | 28 848 265 | – | 0,52 | 0,18% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).