Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nigeria
Nigeria: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 119,082 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
119,082 tonnes
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
57th
of 220 countries
All-time high
128,123 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
1,312 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nigeria, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nigeria stood at 119,082 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nigeria peaked at 128,123 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,312 tonnes, in 1750.
Nigeria ranks 57th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,312 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 1,312 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 1,312 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 1,313 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 1,313 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 1,313 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 1,313 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 1,314 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 1,314 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 1,314 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 1,314 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 1,314 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 1,315 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 1,315 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 1,315 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 1,315 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 1,315 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 1,316 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 1,316 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 1,316 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1,316 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 1,316 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 1,317 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 1,317 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 1,317 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 1,317 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 1,317 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 1,318 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 1,318 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 1,318 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 1,318 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 1,318 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 1,318 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 1,319 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 1,319 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 1,319 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 1,319 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 1,319 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 1,319 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 1,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 1,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 1,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 1,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 1,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 1,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 1,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 1,321 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 1,321 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1,321 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 1,321 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 1,321 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 1,321 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1,321 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 1,321 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1,322 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1,322 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1,322 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1,322 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1,322 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 1,322 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1,322 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1,323 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 1,324 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 1,324 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 1,325 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 1,326 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 1,327 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 1,327 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 1,328 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 1,329 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 1,329 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 1,330 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 1,331 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 1,332 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 1,332 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 1,333 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 1,334 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 1,334 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 1,335 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 1,336 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 1,337 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 1,337 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 1,338 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 1,339 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 1,339 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 1,340 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 1,341 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1,341 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 1,342 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1,343 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 1,343 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 1,344 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 1,344 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1,345 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 1,346 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1,346 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1,347 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 1,348 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1,348 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 1,349 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 1,349 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1851 | 1,363 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 1,377 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 1,391 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 1,405 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 1,419 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 1,433 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 1,447 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 1,460 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 1,474 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 1,488 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 1,502 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 1,516 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 1,530 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 1,543 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 1,557 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 1,571 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 1,584 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 1,598 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 1,611 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 1,625 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 1,647 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 1,663 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 1,679 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 1,695 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 1,711 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 1,728 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 1,744 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 1,760 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 1,776 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 1,792 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 1,809 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 1,826 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 1,842 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 1,859 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 1,875 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 1,892 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 1,909 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 1,926 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 1,944 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 1,961 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 1,978 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 1,996 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 2,014 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 2,031 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 2,049 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 2,068 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 2,086 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 2,105 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 2,124 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 2,143 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 2,163 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 2,183 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 2,204 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 2,224 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 2,245 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 2,267 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 2,288 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 2,310 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 2,332 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 2,355 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 2,526 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1912 | 2,609 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1913 | 2,575 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1914 | 2,614 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 2,814 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1916 | 3,291 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1917 | 4,796 tonnes | +45.7% |
| 1918 | 6,529 tonnes | +36.1% |
| 1919 | 6,363 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1920 | 7,605 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1921 | 8,406 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1922 | 5,893 tonnes | -29.9% |
| 1923 | 7,476 tonnes | +26.9% |
| 1924 | 8,115 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1925 | 9,028 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1926 | 11,126 tonnes | +23.2% |
| 1927 | 11,978 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1928 | 12,020 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 11,743 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 11,849 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 11,375 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1932 | 9,649 tonnes | -15.2% |
| 1933 | 9,312 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1934 | 9,892 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1935 | 9,896 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 10,703 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1937 | 12,282 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1938 | 12,290 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 11,106 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1940 | 11,266 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 12,533 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1942 | 14,555 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1943 | 15,530 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1944 | 17,816 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1945 | 15,730 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1946 | 17,703 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1947 | 17,134 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1948 | 17,723 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 16,587 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1950 | 20,256 tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1951 | 15,837 tonnes | -21.8% |
| 1952 | 19,084 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1953 | 20,338 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1954 | 20,488 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 20,728 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 21,828 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1957 | 22,412 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 24,907 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1959 | 22,337 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1960 | 20,061 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1961 | 21,410 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 22,072 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 21,118 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 24,749 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 27,997 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 28,937 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 25,585 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 14,694 tonnes | -42.6% |
| 1969 | 16,011 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 21,549 tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1971 | 24,419 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 27,898 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 32,654 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 33,430 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 37,587 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 42,771 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 48,947 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 56,957 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 56,406 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 71,326 tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 84,431 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 88,115 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 86,244 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 76,930 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 77,400 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 85,018 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 74,659 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 82,018 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 81,887 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 71,446 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 85,338 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 113,225 tonnes | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 103,846 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 87,926 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 93,644 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 107,077 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 108,710 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 88,106 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 95,744 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 92,653 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 104,952 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 104,978 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 113,123 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 121,439 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 112,654 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 90,015 tonnes | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 72,823 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 89,111 tonnes | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 75,136 tonnes | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 91,372 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 92,568 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 98,694 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 113,379 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 110,842 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 103,426 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 113,762 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 116,359 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 123,346 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 128,123 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 109,135 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 115,771 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 119,082 tonnes | +2.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 119,082 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967 tonnes, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 119,082 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,590 tonnes, 8.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | +45.7% | 3,291 tonnes | 4,796 tonnes |
| 1968 | -42.6% | 25,585 tonnes | 14,694 tonnes |
| 1918 | +36.1% | 4,796 tonnes | 6,529 tonnes |
| 1970 | +34.6% | 16,011 tonnes | 21,549 tonnes |
| 1992 | +32.7% | 85,338 tonnes | 113,225 tonnes |
| 1922 | -29.9% | 8,406 tonnes | 5,893 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,313 tonnes | 1,312 tonnes | 1,314 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,315 tonnes | 1,314 tonnes | 1,316 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,317 tonnes | 1,316 tonnes | 1,318 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,319 tonnes | 1,318 tonnes | 1,320 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,320 tonnes | 1,320 tonnes | 1,321 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,322 tonnes | 1,321 tonnes | 1,322 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,325 tonnes | 1,322 tonnes | 1,329 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,333 tonnes | 1,329 tonnes | 1,336 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,340 tonnes | 1,337 tonnes | 1,343 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,346 tonnes | 1,343 tonnes | 1,349 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,412 tonnes | 1,349 tonnes | 1,474 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,550 tonnes | 1,488 tonnes | 1,611 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,703 tonnes | 1,625 tonnes | 1,776 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,868 tonnes | 1,792 tonnes | 1,944 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,041 tonnes | 1,961 tonnes | 2,124 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,236 tonnes | 2,143 tonnes | 2,332 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,647 tonnes | 2,355 tonnes | 6,529 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 9,339 tonnes | 5,893 tonnes | 12,020 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 10,835 tonnes | 9,312 tonnes | 12,290 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 15,658 tonnes | 11,266 tonnes | 17,816 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 20,822 tonnes | 15,837 tonnes | 24,907 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 22,263 tonnes | 14,694 tonnes | 28,937 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 38,262 tonnes | 21,549 tonnes | 56,957 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 80,803 tonnes | 71,326 tonnes | 88,115 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,506 tonnes | 71,446 tonnes | 113,225 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,688 tonnes | 72,823 tonnes | 121,439 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,187 tonnes | 91,372 tonnes | 128,123 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,663 tonnes | 109,135 tonnes | 119,082 tonnes | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nigeria?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nigeria was 119,082 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 128,123 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,312 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Nigeria rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.