Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria
Nigeria: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
150th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria peaked at 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Nigeria ranks 150th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 147 Egypt 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 148 Bangladesh 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Dominica 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 East Timor 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Niue 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nigeria was 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Nigeria rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 150th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.