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Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Nigeria

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Nigeria in 2024 — 0.255%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 214. Since 1915, the indicator has risen by 0.255 pp.

2024 0.255% +0.002 pp vs 2023
World rank 170of 214
Period maximum 0.255%2024
Period minimum 0%1915

Trend over time

1915–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Nigeria, 1915–202400.10.20.3191519261937194819591970198119922003201420241915: 0%1917: 0%1919: 0.001%1921: 0.002%1923: 0.003%1925: 0.003%1927: 0.005%1929: 0.006%1931: 0.007%1933: 0.007%1935: 0.008%1937: 0.008%1939: 0.009%1941: 0.01%1943: 0.01%1945: 0.011%1947: 0.012%1949: 0.013%1951: 0.014%1953: 0.015%1955: 0.016%1957: 0.018%1959: 0.019%1961: 0.02%1963: 0.022%1965: 0.026%1967: 0.031%1969: 0.033%1971: 0.043%1973: 0.059%1975: 0.077%1977: 0.091%1979: 0.106%1981: 0.121%1983: 0.133%1985: 0.145%1987: 0.155%1989: 0.16%1991: 0.161%1993: 0.163%1995: 0.173%1997: 0.184%1999: 0.192%2001: 0.201%2003: 0.208%2005: 0.215%2007: 0.218%2009: 0.22%2011: 0.226%2013: 0.231%2015: 0.236%2017: 0.24%2019: 0.243%2021: 0.249%2023: 0.253%2024: 0.255%
Change over the period: +0.255 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 0.255%
World computed 97.503%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.923%
Western Africa computed 0.358%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.252%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.255 +0.002 pp
2023 0.253 +0.002 pp
2022 0.251 +0.002 pp
2021 0.249 +0.004 pp
2020 0.245 +0.002 pp
2019 0.243 +0.002 pp
2018 0.241 +0.001 pp
2017 0.24 +0.002 pp
2016 0.238 +0.002 pp
2015 0.236 +0.002 pp
2014 0.234 +0.003 pp
2013 0.231 +0.002 pp
2012 0.229 +0.003 pp
2011 0.226 +0.003 pp
2010 0.223 +0.003 pp
2009 0.22 +0.001 pp
2008 0.219 +0.001 pp
2007 0.218 +0.001 pp
2006 0.217 +0.002 pp
2005 0.215 +0.003 pp
2004 0.212 +0.004 pp
2003 0.208 +0.003 pp
2002 0.205 +0.004 pp
2001 0.201 +0.004 pp
2000 0.197 +0.005 pp
1999 0.192 +0.004 pp
1998 0.188 +0.004 pp
1997 0.184 +0.005 pp
1996 0.179 +0.006 pp
1995 0.173 +0.005 pp
1994 0.168 +0.005 pp
1993 0.163 +0.001 pp
1992 0.162 +0.001 pp
1991 0.161 +0 pp
1990 0.161 +0.001 pp
1989 0.16 +0.001 pp
1988 0.159 +0.004 pp
1987 0.155 +0.004 pp
1986 0.151 +0.006 pp
1985 0.145 +0.006 pp
1984 0.139 +0.006 pp
1983 0.133 +0.006 pp
1982 0.127 +0.006 pp
1981 0.121 +0.008 pp
1980 0.113 +0.007 pp
1979 0.106 +0.009 pp
1978 0.097 +0.006 pp
1977 0.091 +0.006 pp
1976 0.085 +0.008 pp
1975 0.077 +0.007 pp
1974 0.07 +0.011 pp
1973 0.059 +0.008 pp
1972 0.051 +0.008 pp
1971 0.043 +0.006 pp
1970 0.037 +0.004 pp
1969 0.033 +0.001 pp
1968 0.032 +0.001 pp
1967 0.031 +0.002 pp
1966 0.029 +0.003 pp
1965 0.026 +0.003 pp
1964 0.023 +0.001 pp
1963 0.022 +0.001 pp
1962 0.021 +0.001 pp
1961 0.02 +0 pp
1960 0.02 +0.001 pp
1959 0.019 +0.001 pp
1958 0.018 +0 pp
1957 0.018 +0.001 pp
1956 0.017 +0.001 pp
1955 0.016 +0 pp
1954 0.016 +0.001 pp
1953 0.015 +0 pp
1952 0.015 +0.001 pp
1951 0.014 +0 pp
1950 0.014 +0.001 pp
1949 0.013 +0 pp
1948 0.013 +0.001 pp
1947 0.012 +0 pp
1946 0.012 +0.001 pp
1945 0.011 +0 pp
1944 0.011 +0.001 pp
1943 0.01 +0 pp
1942 0.01 +0 pp
1941 0.01 +0.001 pp
1940 0.009 +0 pp
1939 0.009 +0 pp
1938 0.009 +0.001 pp
1937 0.008 +0 pp
1936 0.008 +0 pp
1935 0.008 +0 pp
1934 0.008 +0.001 pp
1933 0.007 +0 pp
1932 0.007 +0 pp
1931 0.007 +0.001 pp
1930 0.006 +0 pp
1929 0.006 +0.001 pp
1928 0.005 +0 pp
1927 0.005 +0.001 pp
1926 0.004 +0.001 pp
1925 0.003 +0 pp
1924 0.003 +0 pp
1923 0.003 +0.001 pp
1922 0.002 +0 pp
1921 0.002 +0 pp
1920 0.002 +0.001 pp
1919 0.001 +0 pp
1918 0.001 +0.001 pp
1917 0 +0 pp
1916 0 +0 pp
1915 0 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GW Guinea-Bissau 0 SH Saint Helena 0 CV Cabo Verde 0.001 GM Gambia 0.001 SL Sierra Leone 0.002 LR Liberia 0.003 NE Niger 0.003 TG Togo 0.004 BF Burkina Faso 0.005 ML Mali 0.005 MR Mauritania 0.005 GN Guinea 0.006 BJ Benin 0.007 SN Senegal 0.016 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.022 GH Ghana 0.023 NG Nigeria 0.255
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About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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