Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Cape Verde
461.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Nigeria
455.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
110th
Nigeria rank
112th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Cape Verde
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 461.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 455.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Nigeria, a difference of 5.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 635.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 449.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 186.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 542.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 519.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 23.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 500.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 509.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 9.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Cape Verde or Nigeria?
- Cape Verde, at 461.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 455.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 5.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Cape Verde ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.