Myanmar vs Nigeria: Coal production
Myanmar
10.59 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria
8.88 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Myanmar rank
41st
Nigeria rank
42nd
Coal production over time
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 10.59 terawatt-hours against 8.88 terawatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 1.71 terawatt-hours.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nigeria ahead.
Myanmar ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3305 terawatt-hours | 0.3305 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.0098 terawatt-hours | 5.85 terawatt-hours | 5.84 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.0676 terawatt-hours | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.126 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.5016 terawatt-hours | 0.8017 terawatt-hours | 0.3001 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5447 terawatt-hours | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 0.2643 terawatt-hours | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 2.84 terawatt-hours | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.91 terawatt-hours | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 11.95 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 15.26 terawatt-hours | 7.3 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Myanmar or Nigeria?
- Myanmar, at 10.59 terawatt-hours against 8.88 terawatt-hours in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production between Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 1.71 terawatt-hours, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for coal production?
- Myanmar ranks 41st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.