Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Per capita co emissions vs human development index was 0.5849 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co emissions vs human development index in Nigeria is 0.5849, 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 co emissions vs human development index 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.
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Nigeria, year by year
| 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 Per capita co emissions vs human development index 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 | 0.7149 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 per capita co emissions vs human development index in Nigeria?
- Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Nigeria was 0.5849 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7823 in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3797 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for per capita co emissions vs human development index?
- Nigeria ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co emissions vs human development index 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 Per capita co emissions vs human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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