Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nigeria
Nigeria: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.5849 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nigeria is 0.5849 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nigeria peaked at 0.7823 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3797 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 109th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3797 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3888 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4163 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4048 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7149 tonnes per person | +76.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6802 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7823 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7474 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7188 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5167 tonnes per person | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3923 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5439 tonnes per person | +38.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5339 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5523 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5707 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6195 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4421 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4994 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.524 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5766 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6834 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7039 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5895 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7307 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7449 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6734 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6413 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5923 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5557 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6315 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.641 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.719 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6256 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5849 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.5849 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 56% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.5849 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +76.6% | 0.4048 tonnes per person | 0.7149 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.575 tonnes per person | 0.3797 tonnes per person | 0.7823 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5255 tonnes per person | 0.3923 tonnes per person | 0.6195 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6547 tonnes per person | 0.5557 tonnes per person | 0.7449 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6426 tonnes per person | 0.5849 tonnes per person | 0.719 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nigeria?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Nigeria was 0.5849 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7823 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3797 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Nigeria ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.