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Carbon intensity of the economy — Nigeria

Carbon intensity of the economy in Nigeria in 2022 — 0.116 kg/$. Ranked 25 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 96.6%.

2022 0.116 kg/$ −13.43% vs 2021
World rank 25of 164
Period maximum 0.549 kg/$1984
Period minimum 0.041 kg/$1951

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Nigeria, 1950–202200.20.40.619501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.059 kg/$1952: 0.05 kg/$1954: 0.053 kg/$1956: 0.062 kg/$1958: 0.075 kg/$1960: 0.063 kg/$1962: 0.07 kg/$1964: 0.107 kg/$1966: 0.184 kg/$1968: 0.113 kg/$1970: 0.222 kg/$1972: 0.368 kg/$1974: 0.457 kg/$1976: 0.376 kg/$1978: 0.337 kg/$1980: 0.437 kg/$1982: 0.46 kg/$1984: 0.549 kg/$1986: 0.521 kg/$1988: 0.46 kg/$1990: 0.226 kg/$1992: 0.254 kg/$1994: 0.414 kg/$1996: 0.453 kg/$1998: 0.36 kg/$2000: 0.361 kg/$2002: 0.261 kg/$2004: 0.216 kg/$2006: 0.171 kg/$2008: 0.135 kg/$2010: 0.138 kg/$2012: 0.121 kg/$2014: 0.122 kg/$2016: 0.113 kg/$2018: 0.101 kg/$2020: 0.118 kg/$2022: 0.116 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.057 (+96.61%) Average annual rate: 0.94 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 0.116 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Western Africa computed 0.134 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.116 −0.018 −13.43%
2021 0.134 +0.016 +13.56%
2020 0.118 +0 +0%
2019 0.118 +0.017 +16.83%
2018 0.101 −0.008 −7.34%
2017 0.109 −0.004 −3.54%
2016 0.113 +0.007 +6.6%
2015 0.106 −0.016 −13.11%
2014 0.122 −0.001 −0.81%
2013 0.123 +0.002 +1.65%
2012 0.121 −0.024 −16.55%
2011 0.145 +0.007 +5.07%
2010 0.138 +0.029 +26.61%
2009 0.109 −0.026 −19.26%
2008 0.135 −0.006 −4.26%
2007 0.141 −0.03 −17.54%
2006 0.171 −0.04 −18.96%
2005 0.211 −0.005 −2.31%
2004 0.216 −0.042 −16.28%
2003 0.258 −0.003 −1.15%
2002 0.261 −0.081 −23.68%
2001 0.342 −0.019 −5.26%
2000 0.361 +0.018 +5.25%
1999 0.343 −0.017 −4.72%
1998 0.36 −0.06 −14.29%
1997 0.42 −0.033 −7.28%
1996 0.453 +0.037 +8.89%
1995 0.416 +0.002 +0.48%
1994 0.414 +0.177 +74.68%
1993 0.237 −0.017 −6.69%
1992 0.254 +0.014 +5.83%
1991 0.24 +0.014 +6.19%
1990 0.226 −0.032 −12.4%
1989 0.258 −0.202 −43.91%
1988 0.46 +0.036 +8.49%
1987 0.424 −0.097 −18.62%
1986 0.521 +0.015 +2.96%
1985 0.506 −0.043 −7.83%
1984 0.549 +0.099 +22%
1983 0.45 −0.01 −2.17%
1982 0.46 +0.001 +0.22%
1981 0.459 +0.022 +5.03%
1980 0.437 −0.022 −4.79%
1979 0.459 +0.122 +36.2%
1978 0.337 +0.005 +1.51%
1977 0.332 −0.044 −11.7%
1976 0.376 +0.018 +5.03%
1975 0.358 −0.099 −21.66%
1974 0.457 +0.052 +12.84%
1973 0.405 +0.037 +10.05%
1972 0.368 +0.071 +23.91%
1971 0.297 +0.075 +33.78%
1970 0.222 +0.059 +36.2%
1969 0.163 +0.05 +44.25%
1968 0.113 −0.104 −47.93%
1967 0.217 +0.033 +17.93%
1966 0.184 +0.022 +13.58%
1965 0.162 +0.055 +51.4%
1964 0.107 +0.025 +30.49%
1963 0.082 +0.012 +17.14%
1962 0.07 −0.003 −4.11%
1961 0.073 +0.01 +15.87%
1960 0.063 −0.006 −8.7%
1959 0.069 −0.006 −8%
1958 0.075 +0.012 +19.05%
1957 0.063 +0.001 +1.61%
1956 0.062 +0.008 +14.81%
1955 0.054 +0.001 +1.89%
1954 0.053 −0.001 −1.85%
1953 0.054 +0.004 +8%
1952 0.05 +0.009 +21.95%
1951 0.041 −0.018 −30.51%
1950 0.059 — —

Western Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GW Guinea-Bissau 0.106 NG Nigeria 0.116 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.119 SL Sierra Leone 0.124 NE Niger 0.129 CV Cabo Verde 0.141 GH Ghana 0.143 GN Guinea 0.171 GM Gambia 0.174 BF Burkina Faso 0.175 BJ Benin 0.183 TG Togo 0.192 LR Liberia 0.204 ML Mali 0.23 SN Senegal 0.272 MR Mauritania 0.336
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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