Brazil vs Nigeria: Coal production per person
Brazil
151.22 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Nigeria
38.16 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
52nd
Nigeria rank
55th
Coal production per person over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 151.22 kilowatt-hours per person against 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person in Nigeria, a difference of 113.06 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 4.0 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nigeria ahead.
Brazil ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 12 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4287 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4287 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1910s | 20.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.61 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1920s | 70.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 83.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 116.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1940s | 248.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 124.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 123.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1950s | 215.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 72.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1960s | 254.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 78.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 175.41 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 448.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 415.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 289.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 279.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 146.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 174.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 148.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 161.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 88.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 73.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 144.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 68.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Brazil, at 151.22 kilowatt-hours per person against 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 113.06 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for coal production per person?
- Brazil ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 55th of 218 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 production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.