Nigeria is 9th on the Roll-call of COP29 Delegation Numbers
Nigeria ranks ninth overall with 634 delegates and has the largest delegation from Africa, followed by Uganda with 412 delegates.
The interim total attendance globally for COP29 shows that 66,778 delegates have registered to attend in person, with approximately 3,975 attending virtually, bringing the figure to 70,753.
The attendance figure represents a decline of 15,000 delegates (55.1%) from the record-breaking COP28 in Dubai and marks the first time in seven years that a COP has not surpassed the previous year’s conference in size, according to a report by Carbon Brief.
The host country, Azerbaijan, has the largest delegation with 2,229 attendees, followed by Brazil with 1,914 and Turkey with 1,862, ranking second and third, respectively.
While the exact reasons for the significant decline in COP29 attendance remain uncertain, several factors—such as inflation, the cost-of-living crisis, and growing climate denial—are likely contributing to the reduced participation by many countries.