Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square in Nigeria

Nigeria: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0024 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
46th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0025 units per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0006 units per square kilometre
in 1979
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square in Nigeria, 1961–2019

0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0.0024 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square in Nigeria peaked at 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per square kilometre, in 1979.

That places Nigeria 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0007 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0008 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1963 0.0008 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1964 0.0008 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1965 0.0008 units per square kilometre +5.6%
1966 0.0006 units per square kilometre -23.8%
1967 0.0007 units per square kilometre +13.5%
1968 0.0007 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1969 0.001 units per square kilometre +30.8%
1970 0.0009 units per square kilometre -11.1%
1971 0.0008 units per square kilometre -5.9%
1972 0.0006 units per square kilometre -26.9%
1973 0.0008 units per square kilometre +40.0%
1974 0.0009 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1975 0.0007 units per square kilometre -22.8%
1976 0.0007 units per square kilometre +6.6%
1977 0.0006 units per square kilometre -13.6%
1978 0.0006 units per square kilometre -7.4%
1979 0.0006 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1980 0.0007 units per square kilometre +19.7%
1981 0.0006 units per square kilometre -7.6%
1982 0.0006 units per square kilometre +5.7%
1983 0.0007 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1984 0.0009 units per square kilometre +30.7%
1985 0.001 units per square kilometre +12.3%
1986 0.0012 units per square kilometre +18.9%
1987 0.0012 units per square kilometre +6.6%
1988 0.0013 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1989 0.0015 units per square kilometre +15.2%
1990 0.0014 units per square kilometre -4.3%
1991 0.0015 units per square kilometre +8.6%
1992 0.0016 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1993 0.0016 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1994 0.0017 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1995 0.0018 units per square kilometre +8.6%
1996 0.0017 units per square kilometre -3.4%
1997 0.0018 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1998 0.0018 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1999 0.0019 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2000 0.0018 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2001 0.0017 units per square kilometre -5.8%
2002 0.0018 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2003 0.0019 units per square kilometre +4.4%
2004 0.002 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2005 0.0021 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2006 0.0023 units per square kilometre +8.0%
2007 0.0022 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2008 0.0023 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2009 0.0016 units per square kilometre -29.8%
2010 0.0019 units per square kilometre +13.5%
2011 0.0016 units per square kilometre -11.6%
2012 0.0018 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2013 0.0017 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2014 0.002 units per square kilometre +15.2%
2015 0.002 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2016 0.0024 units per square kilometre +17.4%
2017 0.0024 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2018 0.0025 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2019 0.0024 units per square kilometre -3.5%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0.0024 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 0.0024 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 43 Indonesia 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 44 Malawi 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 45 Comoros 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 47 Spain 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 48 Syria 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 49 Estonia 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square in Nigeria?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square in Nigeria was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1979.
How does Nigeria rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square?
Nigeria ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - crop residues, per square rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
184 places, 9,657 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.