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 3.8% 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 6.56 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% | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 379,867,855 | 100,194,876 | 262,727,452 | 15,402,219 | 1,543,308 | 3.1 | 9.78% | 1.1% |
| 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% | 1.0% |
| 1997 | 391,038,848 | 100,822,082 | 275,441,446 | 14,310,247 | 465,073 | 3.44 | −6.23% | 1.1% |
| 1996 | 417,040,551 | 103,632,865 | 298,795,797 | 14,274,786 | 337,103 | 3.77 | 16.29% | 1.2% |
| 1995 | 358,626,255 | 88,853,085 | 255,786,820 | 13,776,688 | 209,662 | 3.32 | 9.75% | 1.1% |
| 1994 | 326,775,021 | 80,897,664 | 232,043,216 | 13,668,157 | 165,984 | 3.1 | 7.85% | 1.0% |
| 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% | 1.0% |
| 1979 | 312,143,142 | 99,421,319 | 202,911,082 | 9,784,891 | 25,850 | 4.37 | 24.8% | 1.1% |
| 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% | 1.0% |
| 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% | 1.1% |
| 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).