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Nigeria: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry

0.03Mt CO2e · 2024-7.3% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20240.027
20230.025
20220.025
20210.027
20200.026
20190.024
20180.026
20170.023
20160.037
20150.032
20140.029
20130.023
20120.02
20110.018
20100.017
20090.013
20080.013
20070.013
20060.013
20050.012
20040.011
20030.009
20020.01
20010.009
20000.009
19990.008
19980.007
19970.007
19960.006
19950.006
19940.005
19930.006
19920.006
19910.005
19900.006
19890.006
19880.006
19870.006
19860.006
19850.007
19840.007
19830.007
19820.007
19810.005
19800.003
19790.002
19780.002
19770.002
19760.002
19750.002
19740.001
19730.001
19720.001
19710.001
19700.001

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-power-industry (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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