Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Nigeria
Nigeria: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was 225.6 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Nigeria is 225.6 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Nigeria peaked at 307 Mt CO2e in 2019 and was at its lowest, 208.67 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 208.67 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 213.25 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 218.34 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 223.79 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 229.91 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 236.81 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 243.91 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 267.06 Mt CO2e | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 261.96 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 254.41 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 265.15 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 276.54 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 290.75 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 286.03 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 291.78 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 296.28 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 297.35 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 300.62 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 304.14 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 307 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 209.65 Mt CO2e | -31.7% |
| 2021 | 210.99 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 225.6 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 225.6 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 235.81 Mt CO2e | 208.67 Mt CO2e | 267.06 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 291.56 Mt CO2e | 265.15 Mt CO2e | 307 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 217.96 Mt CO2e | 209.65 Mt CO2e | 225.6 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Nigeria?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Nigeria was 225.6 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 307 Mt CO2e in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 208.67 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.