Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Nigeria, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nigeria peaked at 0.5489 kilograms per international-$ in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0411 kilograms per international-$, in 1951.
Nigeria ranks 139th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0411 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0627 kilograms per international-$ | 0.217 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.222 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4593 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4525 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2583 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5489 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2264 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4527 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1085 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3611 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1196 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1448 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1345 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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More climate change data for Nigeria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.7% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 237.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 151.48 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nigeria?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nigeria was 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5489 kilograms per international-$ in 1984.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0411 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- How does Nigeria rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).