Egypt vs Nigeria: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Egypt
407.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
507.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
19th
Nigeria rank
16th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 507.74 terawatt-hours against 407.57 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 100.17 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1960s | 0.4721 terawatt-hours | 0.9069 terawatt-hours | 0.4348 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 5.42 terawatt-hours | 2.43 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 44.27 terawatt-hours | 27.58 terawatt-hours | 16.68 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 116.04 terawatt-hours | 45.56 terawatt-hours | 70.48 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 395.73 terawatt-hours | 227.38 terawatt-hours | 168.36 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 532.84 terawatt-hours | 414.53 terawatt-hours | 118.31 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | 560.22 terawatt-hours | 484.94 terawatt-hours | 75.28 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 507.74 terawatt-hours against 407.57 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 100.17 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Egypt ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.