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Nigeria Annual CO2 Emissions

Nigeria's annual CO2 emissions fell to 128.54 million tonnes in 2023, down from 131.57 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 2.3% (3.03 million) from the previous year. Nigeria has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (128.54 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Africa, Nigeria is higher (128.54 million vs regional median 4.62 million) and ranks 4th out of 55 countries in Africa.

Yearly Historical Data (1915-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 128.54
2022 131.57
2021 135.07
2020 129.5
2019 133.82
2018 112.61
2017 118.72
2016 123.85
2015 115.83
2014 129.28
2013 122.65
2012 114.07
2011 129.2
2010 114.53
2009 80.35
2008 90.4
2007 83.39
2006 90.99
2005 102.32
2004 95.55
2003 100.76
2002 90.48
2001 100.95
2000 97.64
1999 84.99
1998 86.49
1997 95.78
1996 97.89
1995 84.34
1994 80.46
1993 44.81
1992 46.27
1991 41.93
1990 38.86
1989 42.12
1988 70.42
1987 59.02
1986 73.19
1985 69.64
1984 69.41
1983 59.71
1982 65.39
1981 65.81
1980 68.04
1979 70.19
1978 48.22
1977 50.5
1976 55.19
1975 47.35
1974 62.24
1973 49.53
1972 41.39
1971 32.25
1970 21.52
1969 12.1
1968 6.63
1967 12.82
1966 12.89
1965 11.75
1964 7.27
1963 5.34
1962 4.17
1961 4.11
1960 3.4
1959 3.56
1958 3.72
1957 3.18
1956 3.01
1955 2.7
1954 2.57
1953 2.44
1952 2.18
1951 1.69
1950 2.26
1949 1.48
1948 1.64
1947 1.56
1946 1.64
1945 1.38
1944 1.66
1943 1.36
1942 1.24
1941 0.99
1940 0.84
1939 0.82
1938 0.97
1937 0.98
1936 0.79
1935 0.7
1934 0.7
1933 0.63
1932 0.68
1931 0.88
1930 0.94
1929 0.93
1928 0.97
1927 0.97
1926 0.88
1925 0.64
1924 0.54
1923 0.47
1922 0.3
1921 0.57
1920 0.49
1919 0.37
1918 0.4
1917 0.22
1916 0.07
1915 0.02
Nigeria Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Nigeria.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 76.65% 76.59% 2022
Forest Area (%) 23.39% 23.57% 2022