Eritrea vs Nigeria: Energy use

Eritrea
292.34 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Nigeria
319.9 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Eritrea rank
161st
Nigeria rank
158th

Energy use over time

  • Eritrea
  • Nigeria
0100200300400500199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 319.9 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 292.34 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Eritrea, a difference of 27.56 kg of oil equivalent per capita.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 161st and Nigeria ranks 158th of 176 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 447.17 kg of oil equivalent per capita 276.9 kg of oil equivalent per capita 170.28 kg of oil equivalent per capita Eritrea
2000s 277.55 kg of oil equivalent per capita 284.75 kg of oil equivalent per capita 7.21 kg of oil equivalent per capita Nigeria
2010s 269.61 kg of oil equivalent per capita 337 kg of oil equivalent per capita 67.39 kg of oil equivalent per capita Nigeria
2020s 289.22 kg of oil equivalent per capita 328.13 kg of oil equivalent per capita 38.92 kg of oil equivalent per capita Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use, Eritrea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 319.9 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 292.34 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy use between Eritrea and Nigeria?
27.56 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for energy use?
Eritrea ranks 161st and Nigeria ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)
Unit
kg of oil equivalent per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 6,690 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.