Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Nigeria
Nigeria: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
12
in 2025
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Nigeria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for regulatory quality - number of sources in Nigeria is 12, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Nigeria peaked at 12 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +9.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.78 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Ghana 13 compare
- 1 Kenya 13 compare
- 3 Cameroon 12 compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 12 compare
- 3 Cote d'Ivoire 12 compare
- 3 Gambia 12 compare
- 3 Liberia 12 compare
- 3 Malawi 12 compare
- 3 Mali 12 compare
- 3 Mozambique 12 compare
- 3 Senegal 12 compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 12 compare
- 3 Tanzania 12 compare
- 3 Zambia 12 compare
- 3 Zimbabwe 12 compare
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is regulatory quality - number of sources in Nigeria?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in Nigeria was 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2025.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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