Nigeria vs United Arab Emirates: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, annual growth rate
Nigeria
5.49 % change on previous year
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
5.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
36th
United Arab Emirates rank
38th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.49 % change on previous year against 5.18 % change on previous year in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.31 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 126 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.84 % change on previous year | 15.79 % change on previous year | 7.05 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.58 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.9712 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year | 5.74 % change on previous year | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 24.8 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 22.95 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.43 % change on previous year | -0.0187 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, annual growth rate, Nigeria or United Arab Emirates?
- Nigeria, at 5.49 % change on previous year against 5.18 % change on previous year in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel, annual growth rate between Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.31 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.