Sulphur dioxide and coal in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sulphur dioxide and coal was 119,082 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
119,082
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
57th
of 220 countries
All-time high
128,123
in 2019
All-time low
1,312
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Nigeria, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal in Nigeria stood at 119,082.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal in Nigeria peaked at 128,123 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,312, 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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,312 | — |
| 1751 | 1,312 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 1,312 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 1,313 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 1,313 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 1,313 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 1,313 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 1,314 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 1,315 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 1,316 | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 1,317 | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 1,318 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 1,319 | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 1,321 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1,322 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1,323 | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 1,324 | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 1,324 | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 1,325 | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 1,326 | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 1,327 | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 1,327 | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 1,328 | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 1,329 | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 1,329 | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 1,330 | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 1,331 | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 1,332 | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 1,332 | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 1,333 | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 1,334 | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 1,334 | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 1,335 | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 1,336 | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 1,337 | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 1,337 | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 1,338 | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 1,339 | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 1,339 | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 1,340 | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 1,341 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1,341 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 1,342 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1,343 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 1,343 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 1,344 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 1,344 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1,345 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 1,346 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1,346 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1,347 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 1,348 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1,348 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 1,349 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 1,349 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | 1,363 | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 1,377 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 1,391 | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 1,405 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 1,419 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 1,433 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 1,447 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 1,460 | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 1,474 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 1,488 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 1,502 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 1,516 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 1,530 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 1,543 | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 1,557 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 1,571 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 1,584 | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 1,598 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 1,611 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 1,625 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 1,647 | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 1,663 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 1,679 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 1,695 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 1,711 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 1,728 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 1,744 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 1,760 | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 1,776 | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 1,792 | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 1,809 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 1,826 | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 1,842 | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 1,859 | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 1,875 | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 1,892 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 1,909 | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 1,926 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 1,944 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 1,961 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 1,978 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 1,996 | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 2,014 | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 2,031 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 2,049 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 2,068 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 2,086 | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 2,105 | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 2,124 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 2,143 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 2,163 | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 2,183 | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 2,204 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 2,224 | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 2,245 | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 2,267 | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 2,288 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 2,310 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 2,332 | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 2,355 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 2,526 | +7.3% |
| 1912 | 2,609 | +3.3% |
| 1913 | 2,575 | -1.3% |
| 1914 | 2,614 | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 2,814 | +7.7% |
| 1916 | 3,291 | +17.0% |
| 1917 | 4,796 | +45.7% |
| 1918 | 6,529 | +36.1% |
| 1919 | 6,363 | -2.5% |
| 1920 | 7,605 | +19.5% |
| 1921 | 8,406 | +10.5% |
| 1922 | 5,893 | -29.9% |
| 1923 | 7,476 | +26.9% |
| 1924 | 8,115 | +8.5% |
| 1925 | 9,028 | +11.3% |
| 1926 | 11,126 | +23.2% |
| 1927 | 11,978 | +7.7% |
| 1928 | 12,020 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 11,743 | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 11,849 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 11,375 | -4.0% |
| 1932 | 9,649 | -15.2% |
| 1933 | 9,312 | -3.5% |
| 1934 | 9,892 | +6.2% |
| 1935 | 9,896 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 10,703 | +8.2% |
| 1937 | 12,282 | +14.8% |
| 1938 | 12,290 | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 11,106 | -9.6% |
| 1940 | 11,266 | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 12,533 | +11.3% |
| 1942 | 14,555 | +16.1% |
| 1943 | 15,530 | +6.7% |
| 1944 | 17,816 | +14.7% |
| 1945 | 15,730 | -11.7% |
| 1946 | 17,703 | +12.5% |
| 1947 | 17,134 | -3.2% |
| 1948 | 17,723 | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 16,587 | -6.4% |
| 1950 | 20,256 | +22.1% |
| 1951 | 15,837 | -21.8% |
| 1952 | 19,084 | +20.5% |
| 1953 | 20,338 | +6.6% |
| 1954 | 20,488 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 20,728 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 21,828 | +5.3% |
| 1957 | 22,412 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 24,907 | +11.1% |
| 1959 | 22,337 | -10.3% |
| 1960 | 20,061 | -10.2% |
| 1961 | 21,410 | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 22,072 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 21,118 | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 24,749 | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 27,997 | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 28,937 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 25,585 | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 14,694 | -42.6% |
| 1969 | 16,011 | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 21,549 | +34.6% |
| 1971 | 24,419 | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 27,898 | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 32,654 | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 33,430 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 37,587 | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 42,771 | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 48,947 | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 56,957 | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 56,406 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 71,326 | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 84,431 | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 88,115 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 86,244 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 76,930 | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 77,400 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 85,018 | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 74,659 | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 82,018 | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 81,887 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 71,446 | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 85,338 | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 113,225 | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 103,846 | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 87,926 | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 93,644 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 107,077 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 108,710 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 88,106 | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 95,744 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 92,653 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 104,952 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 104,978 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 113,123 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 121,439 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 112,654 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 90,015 | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 72,823 | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 89,111 | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 75,136 | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 91,372 | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 92,568 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 98,694 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 113,379 | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 110,842 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 103,426 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 113,762 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 116,359 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 123,346 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 128,123 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 109,135 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 115,771 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 119,082 | +2.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 119,082 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 119,082 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,590, 8.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal 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 | 4,796 |
| 1968 | -42.6% | 25,585 | 14,694 |
| 1918 | +36.1% | 4,796 | 6,529 |
| 1970 | +34.6% | 16,011 | 21,549 |
| 1992 | +32.7% | 85,338 | 113,225 |
| 1922 | -29.9% | 8,406 | 5,893 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,313 | 1,312 | 1,314 | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,315 | 1,314 | 1,316 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,317 | 1,316 | 1,318 | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,319 | 1,318 | 1,320 | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,321 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,322 | 1,321 | 1,322 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,325 | 1,322 | 1,329 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,333 | 1,329 | 1,336 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1,340 | 1,337 | 1,343 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,346 | 1,343 | 1,349 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,412 | 1,349 | 1,474 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,550 | 1,488 | 1,611 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,703 | 1,625 | 1,776 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,868 | 1,792 | 1,944 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,041 | 1,961 | 2,124 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,236 | 2,143 | 2,332 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,647 | 2,355 | 6,529 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9,339 | 5,893 | 12,020 | 10 |
| 1930s | 10,835 | 9,312 | 12,290 | 10 |
| 1940s | 15,658 | 11,266 | 17,816 | 10 |
| 1950s | 20,822 | 15,837 | 24,907 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22,263 | 14,694 | 28,937 | 10 |
| 1970s | 38,262 | 21,549 | 56,957 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80,803 | 71,326 | 88,115 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,506 | 71,446 | 113,225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,688 | 72,823 | 121,439 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,187 | 91,372 | 128,123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,663 | 109,135 | 119,082 | 3 |
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More energy & mining data for Nigeria
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 33.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (2025)
- Fuel exports 85.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.9% (2025)
- Gas production 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal in Nigeria?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal in Nigeria was 119,082 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 128,123 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,312 in 1750.
- How does Nigeria rank for sulphur dioxide and coal?
- Nigeria ranks 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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