Nigeria Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
350.555.354
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3,78%
increase
Global Share
0,66%
Per Capita
1,54
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Nigeria were 350.555.354 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3,78% over the previous year, representing an increase by 12.778.609 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 337.776.745 tons.
- Per capita: 1,54 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Nigeria accounts for 0,66% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 350.555.354 | 131.910.141 | 175.132.076 | 28.963.756 | 14.549.382 | 1,54 | 3,78% | 0,66% |
| 2023 | 337.776.745 | 125.868.697 | 169.866.115 | 28.409.651 | 13.632.283 | 1,52 | 0,9% | 0,64% |
| 2022 | 334.769.913 | 129.041.745 | 164.783.188 | 28.232.896 | 12.712.084 | 1,54 | −2,33% | 0,65% |
| 2021 | 342.747.095 | 130.900.456 | 171.329.311 | 28.719.243 | 11.798.085 | 1,62 | 2,72% | 0,67% |
| 2020 | 333.684.676 | 118.917.767 | 176.822.797 | 27.083.270 | 10.860.843 | 1,62 | −7,33% | 0,68% |
| 2019 | 360.085.697 | 126.106.089 | 197.857.848 | 26.170.273 | 9.951.486 | 1,79 | 3,91% | 0,71% |
| 2018 | 346.528.712 | 121.408.202 | 190.249.814 | 25.810.978 | 9.059.718 | 1,77 | 3,59% | 0,69% |
| 2017 | 334.534.145 | 116.039.810 | 185.022.293 | 25.420.791 | 8.051.251 | 1,75 | −0,66% | 0,68% |
| 2016 | 336.750.080 | 123.479.633 | 181.942.006 | 24.105.022 | 7.223.418 | 1,81 | −1,65% | 0,69% |
| 2015 | 342.397.522 | 118.453.944 | 194.562.425 | 22.996.739 | 6.384.414 | 1,89 | −1,22% | 0,71% |
| 2014 | 346.617.594 | 122.726.087 | 194.943.721 | 23.136.387 | 5.811.399 | 1,96 | 3,34% | 0,71% |
| 2013 | 335.404.816 | 114.609.479 | 191.851.337 | 23.587.068 | 5.356.933 | 1,95 | 1,12% | 0,70% |
| 2012 | 331.692.696 | 102.255.841 | 202.066.173 | 22.160.867 | 5.209.814 | 1,98 | 0,45% | 0,70% |
| 2011 | 330.195.223 | 104.021.670 | 199.155.244 | 21.920.794 | 5.097.515 | 2,03 | 6,68% | 0,71% |
| 2010 | 309.519.533 | 94.403.598 | 188.958.680 | 21.111.544 | 5.045.710 | 1,95 | 7,7% | 0,68% |
| 2009 | 287.388.864 | 80.917.422 | 181.897.876 | 19.523.678 | 5.049.888 | 1,86 | −5,41% | 0,67% |
| 2008 | 303.821.463 | 91.584.688 | 187.640.999 | 19.716.748 | 4.879.028 | 2,02 | 1,72% | 0,70% |
| 2007 | 298.671.437 | 84.384.758 | 191.442.516 | 18.139.555 | 4.704.608 | 2,04 | −7,82% | 0,69% |
| 2006 | 324.010.934 | 92.724.620 | 208.715.861 | 17.956.421 | 4.614.033 | 2,27 | −7,85% | 0,77% |
| 2005 | 351.604.324 | 102.969.646 | 226.544.787 | 17.699.422 | 4.390.469 | 2,53 | −2,33% | 0,86% |
| 2004 | 359.991.127 | 103.947.913 | 235.308.602 | 17.037.191 | 3.697.420 | 2,66 | −2,49% | 0,91% |
| 2003 | 369.186.431 | 107.615.354 | 241.666.862 | 16.786.333 | 3.117.882 | 2,8 | 10,92% | 0,97% |
| 2002 | 332.827.386 | 96.219.323 | 217.826.529 | 16.233.712 | 2.547.822 | 2,59 | −13,75% | 0,91% |
| 2001 | 385.887.744 | 106.344.123 | 261.237.017 | 16.248.516 | 2.058.088 | 3,08 | 1,58% | 1,07% |
| 2000 | 379.867.855 | 100.194.876 | 262.727.452 | 15.402.219 | 1.543.308 | 3,1 | 9,78% | 1,06% |
| 1999 | 346.031.306 | 89.987.266 | 239.893.291 | 15.243.071 | 907.679 | 2,9 | −3,59% | 0,99% |
| 1998 | 358.915.499 | 91.351.816 | 252.025.538 | 14.888.842 | 649.302 | 3,08 | −8,21% | 1,03% |
| 1997 | 391.038.848 | 100.822.082 | 275.441.446 | 14.310.247 | 465.073 | 3,44 | −6,23% | 1,13% |
| 1996 | 417.040.551 | 103.632.865 | 298.795.797 | 14.274.786 | 337.103 | 3,77 | 16,29% | 1,22% |
| 1995 | 358.626.255 | 88.853.085 | 255.786.820 | 13.776.688 | 209.662 | 3,32 | 9,75% | 1,07% |
| 1994 | 326.775.021 | 80.897.664 | 232.043.216 | 13.668.157 | 165.984 | 3,1 | 7,85% | 1,00% |
| 1993 | 303.000.437 | 86.651.668 | 202.824.928 | 13.385.068 | 138.772 | 2,95 | 1,2% | 0,94% |
| 1992 | 299.393.790 | 89.106.029 | 197.084.668 | 13.046.297 | 156.796 | 2,99 | 8,71% | 0,93% |
| 1991 | 275.414.262 | 81.346.325 | 181.204.952 | 12.685.460 | 177.525 | 2,82 | 5,6% | 0,85% |
| 1990 | 260.815.631 | 75.111.127 | 173.117.956 | 12.343.625 | 242.924 | 2,74 | 0,34% | 0,81% |
| 1989 | 259.930.857 | 79.516.120 | 167.947.716 | 12.265.136 | 201.884 | 2,8 | 10,43% | 0,81% |
| 1988 | 235.376.562 | 77.023.160 | 146.296.997 | 11.886.116 | 170.289 | 2,6 | 8,72% | 0,75% |
| 1987 | 216.490.656 | 67.741.781 | 137.039.978 | 11.566.001 | 142.896 | 2,46 | −5,48% | 0,71% |
| 1986 | 229.048.476 | 71.545.929 | 145.829.041 | 11.557.601 | 115.904 | 2,67 | −1,4% | 0,77% |
| 1985 | 232.290.988 | 73.221.716 | 147.667.827 | 11.309.840 | 91.605 | 2,78 | 5,51% | 0,80% |
| 1984 | 220.165.244 | 70.304.495 | 138.743.183 | 11.032.169 | 85.397 | 2,7 | 5,76% | 0,76% |
| 1983 | 208.170.204 | 69.989.313 | 127.253.796 | 10.850.884 | 76.211 | 2,62 | −1,63% | 0,74% |
| 1982 | 211.611.420 | 69.895.543 | 130.894.164 | 10.750.244 | 71.469 | 2,73 | −5,76% | 0,76% |
| 1981 | 224.537.204 | 73.311.371 | 140.745.269 | 10.416.050 | 64.514 | 2,97 | −21,64% | 0,80% |
| 1980 | 286.549.857 | 89.600.604 | 186.670.746 | 10.247.217 | 31.290 | 3,9 | −8,2% | 1,01% |
| 1979 | 312.143.142 | 99.421.319 | 202.911.082 | 9.784.891 | 25.850 | 4,37 | 24,8% | 1,09% |
| 1978 | 250.112.498 | 69.537.420 | 171.266.445 | 9.289.597 | 19.035 | 3,61 | −4,08% | 0,89% |
| 1977 | 260.750.891 | 66.467.361 | 185.230.494 | 9.038.935 | 14.100 | 3,88 | −2,08% | 0,96% |
| 1976 | 266.285.820 | 75.202.571 | 182.274.719 | 8.798.659 | 9.870 | 4,08 | 14,76% | 1,00% |
| 1975 | 232.045.381 | 64.011.930 | 159.754.048 | 8.273.763 | 5.640 | 3,66 | −18,88% | 0,91% |
| 1974 | 286.067.297 | 84.001.954 | 193.977.351 | 8.082.351 | 5.640 | 4,64 | 13,32% | 1,13% |
| 1973 | 252.436.374 | 66.442.291 | 178.320.417 | 7.668.026 | 5.640 | 4,2 | 13,56% | 0,99% |
| 1972 | 222.299.136 | 55.251.349 | 159.844.579 | 7.197.568 | 5.640 | 3,79 | 18,74% | 0,92% |
| 1971 | 187.211.946 | 42.630.157 | 137.558.909 | 7.017.240 | 5.640 | 3,27 | 8,61% | 0,80% |
| 1970 | 172.370.798 | 28.848.265 | 136.750.643 | 6.766.250 | 5.640 | 3,08 | – | 0,74% |
See also
- Nigeria CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Nigeria
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).