Consumption vs production co2 per capita in Nigeria

Nigeria: Consumption vs production co2 per capita was 0.5849 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5849
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
109th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.7823
in 1996
All-time low
0.3797
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Consumption vs production co2 per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.381991: 0.3891992: 0.4161993: 0.4051994: 0.7151995: 0.681996: 0.7821997: 0.7471998: 0.7191999: 0.5172000: 0.3922001: 0.5442002: 0.5342003: 0.5522004: 0.5712005: 0.622006: 0.4422007: 0.4992008: 0.5242009: 0.5772010: 0.6832011: 0.7042012: 0.592013: 0.7312014: 0.7452015: 0.6732016: 0.6412017: 0.5922018: 0.5562019: 0.6322020: 0.6412021: 0.7192022: 0.6262023: 0.585

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for consumption vs production co2 per capita in Nigeria is 0.5849, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, consumption vs production co2 per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.7823 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3797, 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.

Consumption vs production co2 per capita in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Consumption vs production co2 per capita in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 0.3797 —
1991 0.3888 +2.4%
1992 0.4163 +7.1%
1993 0.4048 -2.8%
1994 0.7149 +76.6%
1995 0.6802 -4.9%
1996 0.7823 +15.0%
1997 0.7474 -4.5%
1998 0.7188 -3.8%
1999 0.5167 -28.1%
2000 0.3923 -24.1%
2001 0.5439 +38.7%
2002 0.5339 -1.8%
2003 0.5523 +3.4%
2004 0.5707 +3.3%
2005 0.6195 +8.6%
2006 0.4421 -28.6%
2007 0.4994 +13.0%
2008 0.524 +4.9%
2009 0.5766 +10.0%
2010 0.6834 +18.5%
2011 0.7039 +3.0%
2012 0.5895 -16.2%
2013 0.7307 +23.9%
2014 0.7449 +1.9%
2015 0.6734 -9.6%
2016 0.6413 -4.8%
2017 0.5923 -7.6%
2018 0.5557 -6.2%
2019 0.6315 +13.6%
2020 0.641 +1.5%
2021 0.719 +12.2%
2022 0.6256 -13.0%
2023 0.5849 -6.5%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0.5849 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05, 56% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 0.5849 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Consumption vs production co2 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
1994 +76.6% 0.4048 0.7149

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.575 0.3797 0.7823 10
2000s 0.5255 0.3923 0.6195 10
2010s 0.6547 0.5557 0.7449 10
2020s 0.6426 0.5849 0.719 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 106 Kenya 0.6321 compare
  2. 107 Zambia 0.6131 compare
  3. 108 Benin 0.5977 compare
  4. 110 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5732 compare
  5. 111 Guinea 0.4442 compare
  6. 112 Mozambique 0.429 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is consumption vs production co2 per capita in Nigeria?
Consumption vs production co2 per capita in Nigeria was 0.5849 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest consumption vs production co2 per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.7823 in 1996.
What is the lowest consumption vs production co2 per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3797 in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for consumption vs production co2 per capita?
Nigeria ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is consumption vs production co2 per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption vs production co2 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Consumption vs production co2 per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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