Carbon intensity of electricity in Nigeria in 2025 — 456 g/kWh. Ranked 54 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10.7%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 456 | −40 | −8.07% |
| 2024 | 496 | −15 | −2.85% |
| 2023 | 510 | +13 | +2.59% |
| 2022 | 497 | −25 | −4.85% |
| 2021 | 523 | −1 | −0.14% |
| 2020 | 523 | +18 | +3.49% |
| 2019 | 506 | −14 | −2.64% |
| 2018 | 519 | +19 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 500 | −11 | −2.19% |
| 2016 | 511 | −18 | −3.49% |
| 2015 | 530 | −18 | −3.23% |
| 2014 | 547 | +12 | +2.17% |
| 2013 | 536 | +8 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 528 | +12 | +2.39% |
| 2011 | 516 | +16 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 499 | −9 | −1.83% |
| 2009 | 508 | +26 | +5.46% |
| 2008 | 482 | +0 | +0.01% |
| 2007 | 482 | +0 | +0.02% |
| 2006 | 482 | +37 | +8.38% |
| 2005 | 445 | +2 | +0.55% |
| 2004 | 442 | +22 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 420 | +8 | +2% |
| 2002 | 412 | +0 | +0.07% |
| 2001 | 412 | −0 | −0.01% |
| 2000 | 412 | — | — |
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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