Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0006 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Nigeria is 0.0006 kt per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.001 kt per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 1969.
That places Nigeria 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per person | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per person | +24.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 kt per person | +24.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 kt per person | +14.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 kt per person | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per person | -49.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 kt per person | +103.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 kt per person | +46.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 kt per person | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 kt per person | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 0.001 kt per person | +22.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kt per person | -26.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 kt per person | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 kt per person | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.001 kt per person | +31.2% |
| 1980 | 0.001 kt per person | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 kt per person | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 kt per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 kt per person | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 kt per person | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 kt per person | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 kt per person | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kt per person | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kt per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 kt per person | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kt per person | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 kt per person | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kt per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 kt per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 kt per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 kt per person | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 kt per person | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 kt per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per person | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 kt per person | +47.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kt per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kt per person | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt per person | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 kt per person | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kt per person | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kt per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kt per person | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 kt per person | -3.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0006 kt per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per person, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0006 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 kt per person, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +103.9% | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- 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 energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Nigeria?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0006 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 kt per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1969.
- How does Nigeria rank for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.