Nigeria vs Turkmenistan: Electricity generation from gas
Nigeria
28.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkmenistan
33 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria rank
39th
Turkmenistan rank
38th
Electricity generation from gas over time
- Nigeria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 33 terawatt-hours against 28.53 terawatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 4.47 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 39th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.09 terawatt-hours | 12.62 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 25.08 terawatt-hours | 20.77 terawatt-hours | 4.3 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 29.94 terawatt-hours | 30.47 terawatt-hours | 0.524 terawatt-hours | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from gas, Nigeria or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 33 terawatt-hours against 28.53 terawatt-hours in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from gas between Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 4.47 terawatt-hours, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Turkmenistan rank globally for electricity generation from gas?
- Nigeria ranks 39th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas. 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.