Gambia vs Nigeria: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Gambia
3.1%
in 2024
Nigeria
3.0%
in 2024
Gambia rank
69th
Nigeria rank
70th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Gambia ranks 69th and Nigeria ranks 70th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 6.5% | 4.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 7.0% | -0.0% | 7.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 11.0% | 10.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 0.2% | 3.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Gambia ranks 69th and Nigeria ranks 70th of 216 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.