Nigeria vs United Arab Emirates: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Nigeria
507.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
586.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria rank
16th
United Arab Emirates rank
15th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Nigeria
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 586.29 terawatt-hours against 507.74 terawatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 78.55 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 220 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United Arab Emirates | 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 | 0.9069 terawatt-hours | 4.55 terawatt-hours | 3.65 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 5.42 terawatt-hours | 25.93 terawatt-hours | 20.51 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 27.58 terawatt-hours | 125.11 terawatt-hours | 97.53 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 45.56 terawatt-hours | 284.59 terawatt-hours | 239.03 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 227.38 terawatt-hours | 446.71 terawatt-hours | 219.33 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 414.53 terawatt-hours | 531.07 terawatt-hours | 116.54 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 484.94 terawatt-hours | 552.11 terawatt-hours | 67.18 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Nigeria or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 586.29 terawatt-hours against 507.74 terawatt-hours in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
- 78.55 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Nigeria ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th 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.