Energy — Emissions per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Energy — Emissions per capita was 1.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.1 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Nigeria peaked at 3.07 t CO2eq/cap in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.1 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 153rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.59 t CO2eq/cap | 2.28 t CO2eq/cap | 3.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 t CO2eq/cap | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | 2.43 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | 1.19 t CO2eq/cap | 1.7 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 t CO2eq/cap | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | 1.2 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 27.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 547.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Nigeria?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Nigeria was 1.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 t CO2eq/cap in 1996.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 153rd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.