Nigeria accounted for less than 1% of CO2 emissions in 2022 among the top ten most populous countries
The top ten most populous countries as of 2022 emitted a total of 23b tonnes of CO2 from fossil fuels, with China accounting for 49%, and the US, 22%. Pakistan, Nigeria, and Bangladesh each contributed less than 1% of the total.
The Government of Germany is the largest donor to AfDB’s Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), contributing $6.19 million in a single donation in April 2014.
The Government of Flanders (Belgium) follows closely with a total contribution of $6.12 million, made in two installments (2016 and 2019).
In 2023, the U.S. Department of State joined as a new donor with a contribution of $5.43 million.
The current value of the ACCF stands at $36.5 million.
To date, the ACCF has supported seven completed projects, 20 under implementation and one cancelled project (originally planned for Sudan).
Some completed projects include climate finance readiness initiatives in Eswatini and Côte d’Ivoire, while ongoing efforts feature "Capacity Building for Women Climate Change Negotiators in Eastern and Southern Africa" in Uganda ($950,000) and "Development of long-term low-carbon and climate-resilient development strategies (LTSs)" for Gabon, Liberia, Botswana, and Lesotho ($500,000).
The project in Sudan was cancelled due to the conflict in the country.
Flood incidents affected 4.47 million people in Nigeria in 2022, displacing 2.4 million people and resulting in 665 deaths. Though Bayelsa was worst hit with 1.2 million displacements, Jigawa recorded 103 deaths from 68k+ displacements.
In 2022, Africa accounted for only 3.9% (1.4b tonnes) of the world's CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with Asia being the primary contributor at 19.1b tonnes. This chart shows the variations in regional contributions to global Carbon (CO2) emissions over the past ten years.
