As of 2022, carbon emissions from the power sector in Nigeria reached around 11.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This was a slight decrease from the previous year. Within the period reviewed, the highest volume of emissions from electricity generation in the country was achieved in 2014, when nearly 12.8 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent was registered.
Power sector emissions in Nigeria from 2000 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Emissions in million metric tons of carbon dioxide
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Ember. (April 12, 2023). Power sector emissions in Nigeria from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307126/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-nigeria/
Ember. "Power sector emissions in Nigeria from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307126/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-nigeria/
Ember. (2023). Power sector emissions in Nigeria from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307126/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-nigeria/
Ember. "Power Sector Emissions in Nigeria from 2000 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307126/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-nigeria/
Ember, Power sector emissions in Nigeria from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307126/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-nigeria/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Power sector emissions in Nigeria from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Ember, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307126/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-nigeria/
