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Nigeria: CO2 emissions

0.57metric tons · 2019+15.0% since 2009

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1990 to 2019.

19902019

Every year

YearValue (metric tons)Note
20190.574
20180.561
20170.568
20160.596
20150.595
20140.651
20130.63
20120.57
20110.584
20100.568
20090.499
20080.578
20070.554
20060.623
20050.711
20040.73
20030.766
20020.717
20010.813
20000.795
19990.73
19980.763
19970.869
19960.906
19950.798
19940.744
19930.84
19920.917
19910.839
19900.764

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World Bank (2026). CO2 emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-co2-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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