Methane emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria emitted 175.1 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Nigeria, 2024 175.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +3.1% 2023: 169.9 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 9th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Nigeria over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period NigeriaWorld
2024 175.1 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 169.9 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 164.8 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 171.3 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 176.8 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 197.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 190.2 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 185.0 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 181.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 194.6 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 194.9 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 191.9 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 202.1 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 199.2 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 189.0 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 181.9 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 187.6 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 191.4 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 208.7 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 226.5 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 235.3 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 241.7 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 217.8 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 261.2 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 262.7 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.1% from 169.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 194.9 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −10.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 9th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Nigeria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database