Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Nigeria

Nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria in 2024 — 41.96 Mt. Ranked 190 in the world out of 201. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 6,315.4%.

2024 41.96 Mt +0.32% vs 2023
World rank 190of 201
Period maximum 42.04 Mt2020
Period minimum 0.65 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Nigeria, 1850–20240204060185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.65 Mt1853: 0.69 Mt1856: 0.71 Mt1859: 0.73 Mt1862: 0.74 Mt1865: 0.75 Mt1868: 0.76 Mt1871: 0.78 Mt1874: 0.86 Mt1877: 0.98 Mt1880: 1.05 Mt1883: 1.08 Mt1886: 1.1 Mt1889: 1.12 Mt1892: 1.2 Mt1895: 1.24 Mt1898: 1.29 Mt1901: 1.35 Mt1904: 1.41 Mt1907: 1.48 Mt1910: 1.55 Mt1913: 1.66 Mt1916: 1.83 Mt1919: 2.01 Mt1922: 2.18 Mt1925: 2.37 Mt1928: 2.53 Mt1931: 2.59 Mt1934: 2.57 Mt1937: 2.55 Mt1940: 2.58 Mt1943: 3.74 Mt1946: 5.99 Mt1949: 7.74 Mt1952: 7.83 Mt1955: 7.1 Mt1958: 6.37 Mt1961: 7 Mt1964: 7.7 Mt1967: 8.31 Mt1970: 9.58 Mt1973: 10.64 Mt1976: 11.55 Mt1979: 12.87 Mt1982: 14.79 Mt1985: 15.75 Mt1988: 17.79 Mt1991: 20.57 Mt1994: 21.89 Mt1997: 23.92 Mt2000: 26.1 Mt2003: 27.74 Mt2006: 29.95 Mt2009: 29.7 Mt2012: 34.2 Mt2015: 35.73 Mt2018: 39.53 Mt2021: 41.86 Mt2024: 41.96 Mt
Change over the period: +41.3 (+6,315.44%) Average annual rate: 2.42 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Nigeria 41.96 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 448.4 Mt
Western Africa computed 116.35 Mt
Lower-middle-income countries computed 802.16 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 41.96 +0.13 +0.32%
2023 41.82 +1.02 +2.49%
2022 40.81 −1.05 −2.51%
2021 41.86 −0.18 −0.43%
2020 42.04 +1.86 +4.63%
2019 40.18 +0.65 +1.64%
2018 39.53 +0.3 +0.76%
2017 39.23 +1.09 +2.84%
2016 38.15 +2.42 +6.77%
2015 35.73 −0.02 −0.04%
2014 35.75 +0.48 +1.36%
2013 35.27 +1.07 +3.13%
2012 34.2 +1.19 +3.59%
2011 33.01 +1.02 +3.17%
2010 31.99 +2.3 +7.74%
2009 29.7 −0.63 −2.07%
2008 30.33 +0.69 +2.34%
2007 29.63 −0.32 −1.07%
2006 29.95 −0.11 −0.37%
2005 30.07 +2.11 +7.54%
2004 27.96 +0.22 +0.8%
2003 27.74 +1.21 +4.57%
2002 26.52 +0.28 +1.07%
2001 26.24 +0.14 +0.54%
2000 26.1 +0.32 +1.25%
1999 25.78 +0.26 +1.02%
1998 25.52 +1.6 +6.67%
1997 23.92 +0.47 +2.01%
1996 23.45 +1.29 +5.81%
1995 22.17 +0.27 +1.25%
1994 21.89 +0.45 +2.08%
1993 21.45 +0.42 +1.98%
1992 21.03 +0.46 +2.26%
1991 20.57 +0.48 +2.39%
1990 20.09 +1.14 +6.01%
1989 18.95 +1.16 +6.52%
1988 17.79 +0.6 +3.47%
1987 17.19 +0.56 +3.37%
1986 16.63 +0.88 +5.61%
1985 15.75 +0.3 +1.94%
1984 15.45 +0.49 +3.29%
1983 14.96 +0.17 +1.15%
1982 14.79 +1.04 +7.57%
1981 13.75 −0.19 −1.39%
1980 13.94 +1.07 +8.28%
1979 12.87 +0.72 +5.92%
1978 12.15 +0.1 +0.81%
1977 12.06 +0.5 +4.35%
1976 11.55 +0.58 +5.26%
1975 10.98 +0.26 +2.44%
1974 10.72 +0.07 +0.67%
1973 10.64 +0.81 +8.18%
1972 9.84 +0.09 +0.92%
1971 9.75 +0.17 +1.8%
1970 9.58 +0.43 +4.74%
1969 9.14 +0.53 +6.14%
1968 8.62 +0.3 +3.62%
1967 8.31 +0.32 +3.96%
1966 8 +0.02 +0.2%
1965 7.98 +0.28 +3.69%
1964 7.7 +0.25 +3.33%
1963 7.45 +0.23 +3.23%
1962 7.22 +0.22 +3.12%
1961 7 +0.75 +11.91%
1960 6.25 −0 −0.06%
1959 6.26 −0.12 −1.8%
1958 6.37 −0.2 −3%
1957 6.57 −0.25 −3.71%
1956 6.82 −0.28 −3.94%
1955 7.1 −0.28 −3.78%
1954 7.38 −0.25 −3.3%
1953 7.63 −0.2 −2.49%
1952 7.83 −0.11 −1.41%
1951 7.94 −0 −0.01%
1950 7.94 +0.2 +2.57%
1949 7.74 +0.43 +5.91%
1948 7.31 +0.6 +9.01%
1947 6.71 +0.72 +11.99%
1946 5.99 +0.77 +14.82%
1945 5.22 +0.77 +17.3%
1944 4.45 +0.71 +18.91%
1943 3.74 +0.59 +18.55%
1942 3.15 +0.41 +14.77%
1941 2.75 +0.17 +6.43%
1940 2.58 +0.02 +0.78%
1939 2.56 +0.01 +0.39%
1938 2.55 +0 +0.04%
1937 2.55 −0 −0.2%
1936 2.56 −0.01 −0.31%
1935 2.56 −0.01 −0.39%
1934 2.57 −0.01 −0.39%
1933 2.58 −0 −0.19%
1932 2.59 +0 +0%
1931 2.59 +0.01 +0.31%
1930 2.58 +0.02 +0.82%
1929 2.56 +0.03 +1.35%
1928 2.53 +0.04 +1.77%
1927 2.48 +0.05 +2.18%
1926 2.43 +0.06 +2.53%
1925 2.37 +0.06 +2.73%
1924 2.31 +0.06 +2.85%
1923 2.24 +0.06 +2.94%
1922 2.18 +0.06 +2.88%
1921 2.12 +0.06 +2.67%
1920 2.06 +0.05 +2.69%
1919 2.01 +0.06 +2.92%
1918 1.95 +0.06 +3.17%
1917 1.89 +0.06 +3.28%
1916 1.83 +0.06 +3.33%
1915 1.77 +0.06 +3.26%
1914 1.72 +0.05 +3.13%
1913 1.66 +0.05 +2.84%
1912 1.62 +0.04 +2.47%
1911 1.58 +0.03 +1.87%
1910 1.55 +0.02 +1.57%
1909 1.53 +0.02 +1.6%
1908 1.5 +0.02 +1.62%
1907 1.48 +0.02 +1.65%
1906 1.45 +0.02 +1.61%
1905 1.43 +0.02 +1.56%
1904 1.41 +0.02 +1.59%
1903 1.39 +0.02 +1.54%
1902 1.37 +0.02 +1.49%
1901 1.35 +0.02 +1.43%
1900 1.33 +0.02 +1.38%
1899 1.31 +0.02 +1.32%
1898 1.29 +0.02 +1.33%
1897 1.28 +0.02 +1.35%
1896 1.26 +0.02 +1.29%
1895 1.24 +0.02 +1.31%
1894 1.23 +0.01 +1.24%
1893 1.21 +0.01 +1.17%
1892 1.2 +0.01 +1.18%
1891 1.18 +0.01 +1.11%
1890 1.17 +0.05 +4.09%
1889 1.12 +0.01 +0.72%
1888 1.12 +0.01 +0.63%
1887 1.11 +0.01 +0.64%
1886 1.1 +0.01 +0.64%
1885 1.1 +0.01 +0.64%
1884 1.09 +0.01 +0.74%
1883 1.08 +0.01 +0.84%
1882 1.07 +0.01 +0.85%
1881 1.06 +0.01 +1.05%
1880 1.05 +0.02 +1.64%
1879 1.03 +0.03 +2.58%
1878 1.01 +0.03 +3.28%
1877 0.98 +0.04 +3.94%
1876 0.94 +0.04 +4.22%
1875 0.9 +0.04 +4.4%
1874 0.86 +0.03 +4.1%
1873 0.83 +0.03 +3.62%
1872 0.8 +0.02 +2.56%
1871 0.78 +0.01 +1.3%
1870 0.77 +0 +0.52%
1869 0.77 +0 +0.39%
1868 0.76 +0 +0.53%
1867 0.76 +0 +0.4%
1866 0.76 +0 +0.4%
1865 0.75 +0 +0.4%
1864 0.75 +0 +0.54%
1863 0.75 +0 +0.4%
1862 0.74 +0 +0.54%
1861 0.74 +0 +0.41%
1860 0.74 +0.01 +0.68%
1859 0.73 +0.01 +0.69%
1858 0.73 +0.01 +0.97%
1857 0.72 +0.01 +0.98%
1856 0.71 +0.01 +1.28%
1855 0.7 +0.01 +1.3%
1854 0.69 +0.01 +1.31%
1853 0.69 +0.01 +1.48%
1852 0.68 +0.01 +1.5%
1851 0.67 +0.01 +1.68%
1850 0.65 — —

About the indicator

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent. The third greenhouse gas by contribution after CO2 and methane, and the most agricultural of the three: most of it forms in the soil after nitrogen fertilizer and manure are applied. It stays in the atmosphere for more than a century and destroys the ozone layer as well, so after the phase-out of CFCs it has remained the leading ozone-depleting substance.

Important: Estimates of emissions from soil are inevitably approximate: they depend on soil type, moisture and the way fertilizer is applied, and they are measured by models rather than by sensors.

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