Energy · West Africa
Nigeria Electricity Carbon Intensity
456 gCO₂/kWhas of 2025-8.1% vs 2024
Carbon dioxide emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated — a measure of how clean the grid is (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Electricity Carbon Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 456 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2024 | 496 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2023 | 510 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2022 | 497 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2021 | 523 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2020 | 523 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2019 | 506 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2018 | 519 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2017 | 500 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2016 | 511 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2015 | 530 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2014 | 547 gCO₂/kWh |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=NG&metric_key=electricity_carbon_intensity_gco2_kwh" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Electricity Carbon Intensity across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Electricity Carbon Intensity |
|---|---|
| Kenya | 95 gCO₂/kWh |
| South Africa | 699 gCO₂/kWh |
| Egypt | 563 gCO₂/kWh |
| Ghana | 469 gCO₂/kWh |
| Ethiopia | 23 gCO₂/kWh |
| Tanzania | 345 gCO₂/kWh |
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