Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Nigeria
Nigeria: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 0.5849 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Nigeria is 0.5849 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Nigeria peaked at 0.7823 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3797 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Nigeria?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7823 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3797 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.