Nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria

Nigeria emitted 28.96 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Nigeria, 2024 28.96 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.0% 2023: 28.41 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 18th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide 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.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period NigeriaWorld
2024 28.96 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 28.41 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 28.23 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 28.72 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 27.08 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 26.17 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 25.81 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 25.42 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 24.11 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 23.00 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 23.14 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 23.59 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 22.16 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 21.92 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 21.11 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 19.52 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 19.72 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 18.14 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 17.96 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 17.70 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 17.04 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 16.79 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 16.23 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 16.25 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 15.40 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.0% from 28.41 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 23.14 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +25.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 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.N2O.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