Nigeria Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Nigeria greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 322,336.50, a 2.98% decline from 2019.
- Nigeria greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 332,247.04, a 3.55% increase from 2018.
- Nigeria greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 320,860.83, a 3.11% increase from 2017.
- Nigeria greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 311,186.00, a 1.3% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| India |
3,200,820.63 |
| Indonesia |
976,487.68 |
| Vietnam |
470,578.10 |
| Pakistan |
436,608.92 |
| Nigeria |
322,336.50 |
| Egypt |
299,778.65 |
| Ukraine |
227,341.59 |
| Philippines |
224,971.76 |
| Bangladesh |
206,570.35 |
| Uzbekistan |
187,520.39 |
| Myanmar |
128,949.40 |
| Sudan |
107,114.21 |
| Cameroon |
93,348.64 |
| Morocco |
88,027.80 |
| Kenya |
80,188.02 |
| Angola |
70,781.06 |
| Bolivia |
55,203.09 |
| Mongolia |
53,921.46 |
| Cambodia |
42,363.18 |
| Tunisia |
40,883.00 |
| Ghana |
39,070.29 |
| Zambia |
36,107.82 |
| Sri Lanka |
35,117.25 |
| Lao PDR |
30,491.44 |
| Honduras |
21,147.29 |
| Republic of Congo |
19,421.78 |
| Nicaragua |
18,448.51 |
| Papua New Guinea |
18,397.92 |
| Georgia |
17,669.45 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
16,093.54 |
| Mauritania |
14,056.37 |
| Moldova |
12,985.66 |
| El Salvador |
11,063.81 |
| Timor-Leste |
5,537.13 |
| Lesotho |
4,013.75 |
| Eswatini |
3,000.93 |
| Bhutan |
1,630.86 |
| Djibouti |
1,394.76 |
| Solomon Islands |
835.24 |
| Cabo Verde |
791.61 |
| Vanuatu |
588.66 |
| Micronesia |
194.11 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
179.73 |
| Kiribati |
88.57 |
| Nigeria Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
322,336.50 |
-2.98% |
| 2019 |
332,247.04 |
3.55% |
| 2018 |
320,860.83 |
3.11% |
| 2017 |
311,186.00 |
1.30% |
| 2016 |
307,195.07 |
2.49% |
| 2015 |
299,724.33 |
-2.09% |
| 2014 |
306,117.34 |
3.29% |
| 2013 |
296,354.08 |
4.31% |
| 2012 |
284,111.89 |
1.12% |
| 2011 |
280,956.33 |
3.46% |
| 2010 |
271,562.92 |
11.26% |
| 2009 |
244,087.51 |
-4.88% |
| 2008 |
256,598.94 |
1.79% |
| 2007 |
252,091.98 |
-3.93% |
| 2006 |
262,406.44 |
-4.19% |
| 2005 |
273,892.83 |
1.62% |
| 2004 |
269,532.61 |
0.93% |
| 2003 |
267,050.85 |
8.54% |
| 2002 |
246,031.20 |
-6.69% |
| 2001 |
263,675.01 |
2.98% |
| 2000 |
256,054.62 |
4.43% |
| 1999 |
245,184.98 |
-4.24% |
| 1998 |
256,050.40 |
-7.05% |
| 1997 |
275,473.84 |
-2.00% |
| 1996 |
281,096.21 |
7.04% |
| 1995 |
262,613.34 |
1.53% |
| 1994 |
258,652.08 |
-1.79% |
| 1993 |
263,368.05 |
-1.01% |
| 1992 |
266,053.45 |
6.27% |
| 1991 |
250,358.75 |
7.14% |
| 1990 |
233,668.58 |
7.14% |
