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).