Africa · country explainer · estimated data
Nigeria's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2026-04 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-04
428gCO₂e/kWh
#53 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
39.7%
clean incl. nuclear: 39.7%
Records
Cleanest: 407 (2025-12)
Dirtiest: 623 (2022-06)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 478 | -50 | 32.2 | 35.4 |
| 2024 | 528 | -2 | 24.7 | 31.5 |
| 2023 | 530 | +12 | 24.4 | 33.8 |
| 2022 | 518 | -13 | 26.3 | 30.2 |
| 2021 | 531 | 0 | 24.3 | 29.5 |
| 2020 | 531 | +15 | 24.3 | 26.9 |
| 2019 | 516 | — | 26.5 | 23.2 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/ng".