Kenya vs Nigeria: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Nigeria
0.4649 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Kenya rank
150th
Nigeria rank
147th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4649 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kenya, a difference of 0.0061 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 163 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8346 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.295 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6722 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4232 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.5931 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6032 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.531 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4328 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0982 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.4756 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4651 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0105 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4649 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4588 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.0061 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 163 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 Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.