Greece vs Nigeria: Coal production
Greece
7.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
8.88 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Greece rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
42nd
Coal production over time
- Greece
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 8.88 terawatt-hours against 7.95 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 0.93 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0171 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0171 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.1168 terawatt-hours | 0.3305 terawatt-hours | 0.2137 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.2336 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.1835 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 2.3 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.3164 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 3.91 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 5.85 terawatt-hours | 4.71 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 6.86 terawatt-hours | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 3.04 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1970s | 26.67 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 24.62 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1980s | 55.52 terawatt-hours | 0.8017 terawatt-hours | 54.72 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1990s | 86.19 terawatt-hours | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 85.91 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2000s | 96.9 terawatt-hours | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 93.04 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2010s | 66.94 terawatt-hours | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 50.08 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2020s | 15.94 terawatt-hours | 15.26 terawatt-hours | 0.6805 terawatt-hours | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Greece or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 8.88 terawatt-hours against 7.95 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production between Greece and Nigeria?
- 0.93 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nigeria?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Nigeria rank globally for coal production?
- Greece ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 219 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 Coal production. 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.