Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 1.8 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Nigeria, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.8 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Nigeria peaked at 1.84 Mt CO2e in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3046 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3046 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.3161 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3422 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3735 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4159 Mt CO2e | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4029 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4547 Mt CO2e | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4895 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5089 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5473 Mt CO2e | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5854 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5487 Mt CO2e | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8943 Mt CO2e | +63.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8029 Mt CO2e | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7595 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7783 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7822 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8174 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7619 Mt CO2e | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8604 Mt CO2e | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9007 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9498 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9932 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7995 Mt CO2e | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8746 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9232 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.08 Mt CO2e | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9362 Mt CO2e | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 1.12 Mt CO2e | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 1.09 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 Mt CO2e | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.19 Mt CO2e | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.21 Mt CO2e | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.18 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.33 Mt CO2e | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 1.18 Mt CO2e | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.14 Mt CO2e | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.31 Mt CO2e | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 1.35 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.44 Mt CO2e | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.55 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.53 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.47 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.66 Mt CO2e | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 1.58 Mt CO2e | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.68 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.68 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.77 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.84 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.76 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.8 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.8 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.302 Mt CO2e, 6.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.8 Mt CO2e is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 Mt CO2e, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +63.0% | 0.5487 Mt CO2e | 0.8943 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4156 Mt CO2e | 0.3046 Mt CO2e | 0.5473 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7591 Mt CO2e | 0.5487 Mt CO2e | 0.8943 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9677 Mt CO2e | 0.7995 Mt CO2e | 1.12 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 1.33 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 Mt CO2e | 1.31 Mt CO2e | 1.68 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 Mt CO2e | 1.68 Mt CO2e | 1.84 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Nigeria?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Nigeria was 1.8 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3046 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).