Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Nigeria
Nigeria: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Nigeria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Nigeria is 15, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Nigeria peaked at 20 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Voice and Accountability - Number of sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +42.9% | 7 | 10 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.11 | 7 | 19 | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.6 | 16 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.67 | 14 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 voice and accountability - number of sources in Nigeria?
- Voice and accountability - number of sources in Nigeria was 15 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2011.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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