Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0001 kt per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0001 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1969.
Nigeria ranks 129th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Nigeria?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1969.
- How does Nigeria rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) 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
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.