Consumption-based carbon intensity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Nigeria, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Nigeria stood at 0.1231 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Nigeria peaked at 0.4121 kilograms per international-$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1078 kilograms per international-$, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 113th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3079 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4121 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1715 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2408 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1257 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1078 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1318 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ | 0.143 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Nigeria?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Nigeria was 0.1231 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4121 kilograms per international-$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1078 kilograms per international-$ in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Nigeria ranks 113th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).