Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Annual change in primary energy use
Nigeria
14.8 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Zimbabwe
13.86 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria rank
25th
Zimbabwe rank
27th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 14.8 terawatt-hours against 13.86 terawatt-hours in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.44 terawatt-hours | 1.96 terawatt-hours | 7.48 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 0.5218 terawatt-hours | 1.99 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -3.07 terawatt-hours | -2.49 terawatt-hours | 0.5745 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 31.61 terawatt-hours | 0.7767 terawatt-hours | 30.83 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4907 terawatt-hours | 5.7 terawatt-hours | 5.21 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 14.8 terawatt-hours against 13.86 terawatt-hours in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.94 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Nigeria ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.