Greece vs Nigeria: Coal consumption
Greece
8.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
8.9 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Greece rank
71st
Nigeria rank
68th
Coal consumption over time
- Greece
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 8.9 terawatt-hours against 8.5 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 0.4 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 68th of 220 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.78 terawatt-hours | 0.8017 terawatt-hours | 63.97 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1990s | 95.2 terawatt-hours | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 94.92 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2000s | 103.21 terawatt-hours | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 99.35 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2010s | 70.12 terawatt-hours | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 53.27 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2020s | 16.79 terawatt-hours | 15.27 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Greece or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 8.9 terawatt-hours against 8.5 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Greece and Nigeria?
- 0.4 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Nigeria rank globally for coal consumption?
- Greece ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 68th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.