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Co emissions per capita in Nigeria

Nigeria: Co emissions per capita was 0.5837 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.5837
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
176th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 1974
All-time low
0.0008
in 1915
Years of data
110
1915–2024

Co emissions per capita in Nigeria, 1915–2024

00.250.50.751191519692024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0.5837 for co emissions per capita in 2024.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.01 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0008, in 1915.

That places Nigeria 176th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Co emissions per capita in Nigeria, year by year

Year Value Change
1915 0.0008 —
1916 0.003 +256.3%
1917 0.0101 +235.4%
1918 0.0178 +77.1%
1919 0.0163 -8.3%
1920 0.0213 +30.1%
1921 0.0246 +15.8%
1922 0.0129 -47.6%
1923 0.0197 +53.0%
1924 0.0223 +12.9%
1925 0.0261 +17.1%
1926 0.0349 +33.7%
1927 0.0379 +8.7%
1928 0.0373 -1.6%
1929 0.0354 -5.3%
1930 0.0351 -0.8%
1931 0.0325 -7.3%
1932 0.0246 -24.4%
1933 0.0227 -7.9%
1934 0.0247 +8.8%
1935 0.0242 -2.0%
1936 0.0269 +11.5%
1937 0.033 +22.4%
1938 0.0324 -1.8%
1939 0.0268 -17.1%
1940 0.0269 +0.2%
1941 0.0313 +16.5%
1942 0.0386 +23.4%
1943 0.0416 +7.8%
1944 0.0497 +19.4%
1945 0.0407 -18.1%
1946 0.0474 +16.5%
1947 0.0444 -6.4%
1948 0.0458 +3.1%
1949 0.0407 -11.1%
1950 0.0605 +48.8%
1951 0.0444 -26.7%
1952 0.0563 +26.9%
1953 0.0618 +9.7%
1954 0.064 +3.6%
1955 0.0659 +2.9%
1956 0.0722 +9.6%
1957 0.0749 +3.7%
1958 0.0859 +14.7%
1959 0.0807 -6.0%
1960 0.0755 -6.4%
1961 0.0894 +18.3%
1962 0.0889 -0.5%
1963 0.1114 +25.3%
1964 0.1483 +33.1%
1965 0.2346 +58.2%
1966 0.2519 +7.4%
1967 0.2452 -2.6%
1968 0.124 -49.4%
1969 0.2215 +78.6%
1970 0.385 +73.8%
1971 0.5636 +46.4%
1972 0.706 +25.3%
1973 0.8241 +16.7%
1974 1.01 +22.4%
1975 0.7462 -26.0%
1976 0.8452 +13.3%
1977 0.7506 -11.2%
1978 0.695 -7.4%
1979 0.981 +41.1%
1980 0.9217 -6.1%
1981 0.8644 -6.2%
1982 0.8333 -3.6%
1983 0.7412 -11.0%
1984 0.8402 +13.4%
1985 0.8194 -2.5%
1986 0.838 +2.3%
1987 0.6579 -21.5%
1988 0.7645 +16.2%
1989 0.4448 -41.8%
1990 0.3994 -10.2%
1991 0.4196 +5.1%
1992 0.4509 +7.5%
1993 0.4253 -5.7%
1994 0.7445 +75.1%
1995 0.7601 +2.1%
1996 0.8595 +13.1%
1997 0.8192 -4.7%
1998 0.7204 -12.1%
1999 0.6895 -4.3%
2000 0.7662 +11.1%
2001 0.7717 +0.7%
2002 0.6736 -12.7%
2003 0.7291 +8.2%
2004 0.6732 -7.7%
2005 0.7011 +4.1%
2006 0.6044 -13.8%
2007 0.5361 -11.3%
2008 0.5488 +2.4%
2009 0.4754 -13.4%
2010 0.6724 +41.5%
2011 0.7359 +9.4%
2012 0.625 -15.1%
2013 0.6484 +3.8%
2014 0.6669 +2.8%
2015 0.5797 -13.1%
2016 0.5955 +2.7%
2017 0.562 -5.6%
2018 0.5211 -7.3%
2019 0.6103 +17.1%
2020 0.5837 -4.4%
2021 0.6762 +15.9%
2022 0.589 -12.9%
2023 0.5677 -3.6%
2024 0.5837 +2.8%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0.5837 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 0.5837 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Co emissions per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1916 +256.3% 0.0008 0.003
1917 +235.4% 0.003 0.0101

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.0096 0.0008 0.0178 5
1920s 0.0272 0.0129 0.0379 10
1930s 0.0283 0.0227 0.0351 10
1940s 0.0407 0.0269 0.0497 10
1950s 0.0667 0.0444 0.0859 10
1960s 0.1591 0.0755 0.2519 10
1970s 0.7506 0.385 1.01 10
1980s 0.7725 0.4448 0.9217 10
1990s 0.6288 0.3994 0.8595 10
2000s 0.6479 0.4754 0.7717 10
2010s 0.6217 0.5211 0.7359 10
2020s 0.6001 0.5677 0.6762 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 173 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6019 compare
  2. 174 Vanuatu 0.6012 compare
  3. 175 Angola 0.5895 compare
  4. 177 Myanmar 0.5799 compare
  5. 178 Zambia 0.565 compare
  6. 179 Kiribati 0.5386 compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is co emissions per capita in Nigeria?
Co emissions per capita in Nigeria was 0.5837 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 1974.
What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 in 1915.
How does Nigeria rank for co emissions per capita?
Nigeria ranks 176th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Co emissions per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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