Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Coal production per person

Ethiopia
58.25 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Nigeria
38.16 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
54th
Nigeria rank
56th

Coal production per person over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
050100150200190019622024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 58.25 kilowatt-hours per person against 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person in Nigeria, a difference of 20.09 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 56th of 219 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria
1990s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2.7 kilowatt-hours per person 2.7 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 25.87 kilowatt-hours per person 25.87 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria
2010s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 88.73 kilowatt-hours per person 88.73 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria
2020s 16.82 kilowatt-hours per person 68.94 kilowatt-hours per person 52.12 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production per person, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Ethiopia, at 58.25 kilowatt-hours per person against 38.16 kilowatt-hours per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in coal production per person between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
20.09 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for coal production per person?
Ethiopia ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 56th of 219 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.

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Indicator
Coal production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,879 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.