Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Nigeria
Nigeria: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.0173 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Nigeria, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0173 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Nigeria peaked at 0.0174 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Nigeria ranks 17th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.001 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0012 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0014 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0018 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0021 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0025 °C | 0.0021 °C | 0.003 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.004 °C | 0.0031 °C | 0.0051 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0071 °C | 0.0054 °C | 0.0087 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 °C | 0.0091 °C | 0.0108 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0123 °C | 0.011 °C | 0.0137 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0155 °C | 0.014 °C | 0.0167 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0172 °C | 0.0169 °C | 0.0174 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0173 °C | 0.0173 °C | 0.0173 °C | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Nigeria?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Nigeria was 0.0173 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Nigeria rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.