Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Nigeria

Nigeria: Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
155th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2008
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0 kt per person for waste — emissions (n2o), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (n2o), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0 kt per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.

That places Nigeria 155th 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.

Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person +2.5%
1963 0 kt per person +2.3%
1964 0 kt per person +2.9%
1965 0 kt per person +2.6%
1966 0 kt per person +3.2%
1967 0 kt per person +2.2%
1968 0 kt per person +2.0%
1969 0 kt per person +1.1%
1970 0 kt per person +6.0%
1971 0 kt per person -3.5%
1972 0 kt per person -16.1%
1973 0 kt per person +12.1%
1974 0 kt per person +8.2%
1975 0 kt per person -1.7%
1976 0 kt per person -6.0%
1977 0 kt per person -6.2%
1978 0 kt per person -0.2%
1979 0 kt per person -0.3%
1980 0 kt per person +9.3%
1981 0 kt per person +1.7%
1982 0 kt per person -0.2%
1983 0 kt per person -8.3%
1984 0 kt per person +2.7%
1985 0 kt per person +6.2%
1986 0 kt per person +4.3%
1987 0 kt per person +0.1%
1988 0 kt per person +2.2%
1989 0 kt per person +6.2%
1990 0 kt per person -1.7%
1991 0 kt per person +3.8%
1992 0 kt per person +1.9%
1993 0 kt per person +1.7%
1994 0 kt per person +3.5%
1995 0 kt per person +1.6%
1996 0 kt per person +1.9%
1997 0 kt per person +1.3%
1998 0 kt per person -0.1%
1999 0 kt per person -0.1%
2000 0 kt per person -2.2%
2001 0 kt per person -0.3%
2002 0 kt per person +0.3%
2003 0 kt per person +1.0%
2004 0 kt per person +2.2%
2005 0 kt per person +2.0%
2006 0 kt per person +2.0%
2007 0 kt per person +0.4%
2008 0 kt per person +0.4%
2009 0 kt per person -1.1%
2010 0 kt per person -1.2%
2011 0 kt per person -2.3%
2012 0 kt per person -1.2%
2013 0 kt per person -0.1%
2014 0 kt per person -0.5%
2015 0 kt per person +0.1%
2016 0 kt per person -0.3%
2017 0 kt per person +0.7%
2018 0 kt per person -0.3%
2019 0 kt per person -0.4%
2020 0 kt per person -0.4%
2021 0 kt per person +0.4%
2022 0 kt per person +0.1%
2023 0 kt per person +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 152 Cote d'Ivoire 0 kt per person compare
  2. 153 Lesotho 0 kt per person compare
  3. 154 Gambia 0 kt per person compare
  4. 156 Papua New Guinea 0 kt per person compare
  5. 157 Comoros 0 kt per person compare
  6. 158 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (n2o), per capita in Nigeria?
Waste — emissions (n2o), per capita in Nigeria was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2008.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for waste — emissions (n2o), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 (N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (N2O) 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 (N2O) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.