CO2 emissions from land use — all countries

CO2 emissions from land use — Nigeria

CO2 emissions from land use in Nigeria in 2024 — 43.52 Mt. Ranked 177 in the world out of 197. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 2,641.8%.

2024 43.52 Mt +5.64% vs 2023
World rank 177of 197
Period maximum 320.37 Mt1994
Period minimum -1.71 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from land use — Nigeria, 1850–2024-1000100200300400185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: -1.71 Mt1853: 3.27 Mt1856: 5.6 Mt1859: 7.76 Mt1862: 9.65 Mt1865: 10.83 Mt1868: 11.88 Mt1871: 14.81 Mt1874: 16.7 Mt1877: 17.76 Mt1880: 20.52 Mt1883: 22.77 Mt1886: 24.17 Mt1889: 24.85 Mt1892: 23.89 Mt1895: 23.84 Mt1898: 23.98 Mt1901: 33.56 Mt1904: 38.62 Mt1907: 40.43 Mt1910: 43.18 Mt1913: 45.55 Mt1916: 47.45 Mt1919: 47.76 Mt1922: 79.55 Mt1925: 89.75 Mt1928: 99.6 Mt1931: 107.44 Mt1934: 115.02 Mt1937: 120.28 Mt1940: 136.17 Mt1943: 158.86 Mt1946: 166.76 Mt1949: 169.06 Mt1952: 137.43 Mt1955: 146.14 Mt1958: 157.87 Mt1961: 135.67 Mt1964: 99.37 Mt1967: 72.55 Mt1970: 77.19 Mt1973: 68.38 Mt1976: 62.33 Mt1979: 67.58 Mt1982: 53.89 Mt1985: 62.81 Mt1988: 46.5 Mt1991: 169.21 Mt1994: 320.37 Mt1997: 210.61 Mt2000: 195.71 Mt2003: 113.24 Mt2006: 52.85 Mt2009: 55.71 Mt2012: 30.36 Mt2015: 22.51 Mt2018: 47.44 Mt2021: 33.6 Mt2024: 43.52 Mt
Change over the period: +45.23 (+2,641.76%)

Comparison, 2024

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

Nigeria 43.52 Mt
World computed 5,141.76 Mt
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1,830.12 Mt
Western Africa computed 500.59 Mt
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1,158.48 Mt
CO2 emissions from land use — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 43.52 +2.32 +5.64%
2023 41.19 +2.7 +7.02%
2022 38.49 +4.89 +14.55%
2021 33.6 −18.54 −35.56%
2020 52.14 +15.99 +44.25%
2019 36.15 −11.29 −23.81%
2018 47.44 +10.5 +28.43%
2017 36.94 +18.1 +96.1%
2016 18.84 −3.67 −16.32%
2015 22.51 −0.3 −1.32%
2014 22.81 −5.16 −18.46%
2013 27.97 −2.38 −7.85%
2012 30.36 −12.24 −28.73%
2011 42.59 −18.3 −30.05%
2010 60.89 +5.18 +9.3%
2009 55.71 −66.38 −54.37%
2008 122.09 +101.68 +498.2%
2007 20.41 −32.44 −61.38%
2006 52.85 −11 −17.23%
2005 63.86 −36.23 −36.2%
2004 100.08 −13.16 −11.62%
2003 113.24 −7.56 −6.26%
2002 120.81 −35.03 −22.48%
2001 155.83 −39.88 −20.38%
2000 195.71 +22.98 +13.31%
1999 172.72 −72.72 −29.63%
1998 245.45 +34.83 +16.54%
1997 210.61 +31.8 +17.78%
1996 178.82 −53.57 −23.05%
1995 232.38 −87.99 −27.46%
1994 320.37 +99.62 +45.13%
1993 220.75 +65.15 +41.87%
1992 155.6 −13.61 −8.04%
1991 169.21 +42.82 +33.88%
1990 126.39 +70.84 +127.54%
1989 55.55 +9.05 +19.47%
1988 46.5 −4.25 −8.37%
1987 50.74 −0.14 −0.28%
1986 50.88 −11.93 −18.99%
1985 62.81 −6.3 −9.12%
1984 69.11 +3.54 +5.39%
1983 65.58 +11.69 +21.69%
1982 53.89 −1.91 −3.43%
1981 55.8 −4.24 −7.06%
1980 60.04 −7.54 −11.15%
1979 67.58 −1.14 −1.66%
1978 68.72 +11.72 +20.56%
1977 57.01 −5.33 −8.55%
1976 62.33 +2.05 +3.39%
1975 60.29 −3.55 −5.56%
1974 63.84 −4.54 −6.64%
1973 68.38 −2.37 −3.35%
1972 70.75 −2.66 −3.63%
1971 73.41 −3.78 −4.9%
1970 77.19 −2.99 −3.73%
1969 80.18 −2.33 −2.82%
1968 82.51 +9.96 +13.73%
1967 72.55 +6.17 +9.29%
1966 66.38 −18.59 −21.88%
1965 84.97 −14.4 −14.49%
1964 99.37 −8.51 −7.89%
1963 107.88 −10.51 −8.87%
1962 118.39 −17.28 −12.74%
1961 135.67 −32.65 −19.4%
1960 168.32 +4.88 +2.99%
1959 163.44 +5.56 +3.52%
1958 157.87 +4.51 +2.94%
1957 153.36 +9.24 +6.41%
1956 144.12 −2.02 −1.38%
1955 146.14 +4.95 +3.51%
1954 141.19 +0.53 +0.38%
1953 140.66 +3.23 +2.35%
1952 137.43 −0.78 −0.57%
1951 138.21 −7.09 −4.88%
1950 145.31 −23.76 −14.05%
1949 169.06 +1.93 +1.15%
1948 167.14 +2.02 +1.23%
1947 165.11 −1.65 −0.99%
1946 166.76 +5.42 +3.36%
1945 161.34 +1.2 +0.75%
1944 160.14 +1.28 +0.81%
1943 158.86 +8.34 +5.54%
1942 150.53 +2.72 +1.84%
1941 147.8 +11.63 +8.54%
1940 136.17 +14.66 +12.07%
1939 121.51 +2.25 +1.89%
1938 119.26 −1.02 −0.85%
1937 120.28 +4.17 +3.59%
1936 116.11 +0.37 +0.32%
1935 115.75 +0.73 +0.63%
1934 115.02 +0.61 +0.53%
1933 114.41 +5.09 +4.65%
1932 109.32 +1.88 +1.75%
1931 107.44 +3.12 +2.99%
1930 104.32 +4.74 +4.75%
1929 99.58 −0.02 −0.02%
1928 99.6 +1.8 +1.84%
1927 97.8 +3.58 +3.8%
1926 94.22 +4.47 +4.98%
1925 89.75 +3.15 +3.63%
1924 86.61 +1.48 +1.74%
1923 85.13 +5.58 +7.01%
1922 79.55 +4.45 +5.93%
1921 75.1 +11.42 +17.93%
1920 63.68 +15.92 +33.32%
1919 47.76 −0.13 −0.27%
1918 47.89 −0.05 −0.1%
1917 47.94 +0.48 +1.02%
1916 47.45 +0.65 +1.38%
1915 46.81 +1.33 +2.92%
1914 45.48 −0.07 −0.16%
1913 45.55 +0.58 +1.28%
1912 44.97 +0.31 +0.7%
1911 44.66 +1.48 +3.43%
1910 43.18 +1.92 +4.65%
1909 41.26 −0.05 −0.11%
1908 41.31 +0.88 +2.17%
1907 40.43 −0.05 −0.14%
1906 40.48 +1.06 +2.69%
1905 39.42 +0.81 +2.08%
1904 38.62 +1.24 +3.33%
1903 37.38 +1.02 +2.81%
1902 36.35 +2.8 +8.34%
1901 33.56 +3.44 +11.44%
1900 30.11 +6.28 +26.37%
1899 23.83 −0.15 −0.62%
1898 23.98 +0.2 +0.85%
1897 23.78 −0.04 −0.15%
1896 23.81 −0.03 −0.12%
1895 23.84 −0.11 −0.48%
1894 23.96 −0.44 −1.81%
1893 24.4 +0.51 +2.14%
1892 23.89 −0.21 −0.87%
1891 24.09 −0.26 −1.06%
1890 24.35 −0.5 −2%
1889 24.85 +0.31 +1.28%
1888 24.54 +0.18 +0.75%
1887 24.35 +0.19 +0.77%
1886 24.17 +0.51 +2.14%
1885 23.66 +0.3 +1.29%
1884 23.36 +0.59 +2.58%
1883 22.77 +0.54 +2.45%
1882 22.23 +0.77 +3.61%
1881 21.45 +0.93 +4.54%
1880 20.52 +2.43 +13.42%
1879 18.09 +0.05 +0.29%
1878 18.04 +0.28 +1.57%
1877 17.76 +0.29 +1.65%
1876 17.47 +0.44 +2.6%
1875 17.03 +0.34 +2.01%
1874 16.7 +0.47 +2.92%
1873 16.22 +0.59 +3.8%
1872 15.63 +0.81 +5.49%
1871 14.81 +1.04 +7.57%
1870 13.77 +1.81 +15.15%
1869 11.96 +0.08 +0.7%
1868 11.88 +0.3 +2.63%
1867 11.57 −0.22 −1.9%
1866 11.8 +0.97 +8.93%
1865 10.83 +0.22 +2.1%
1864 10.61 +0.56 +5.61%
1863 10.04 +0.4 +4.09%
1862 9.65 +0.54 +5.98%
1861 9.1 +0.59 +6.99%
1860 8.51 +0.75 +9.61%
1859 7.76 +0.88 +12.83%
1858 6.88 +0.64 +10.22%
1857 6.24 +0.64 +11.48%
1856 5.6 +0.62 +12.47%
1855 4.98 +0.8 +19.03%
1854 4.18 +0.92 +28.05%
1853 3.27 +1.07 +48.45%
1852 2.2 +1.1 +99.64%
1851 1.1 +2.81 +164.37%
1850 -1.71

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change: deforestation, peatland drainage, conversion of land to agriculture — net of absorption by growing forests. This is the only series in the section where values can be negative: a country whose forest cover is expanding absorbs more than it releases. For several countries with active logging this item is comparable to all other emissions combined.

Important: Negative values mean absorption. The estimates here are the most uncertain in all of carbon statistics: they are built from satellite data on forest cover and from models of soil carbon stocks.

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