Nigeria vs Tanzania: Coal production
Nigeria
8.88 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Tanzania
13.3 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria rank
42nd
Tanzania rank
39th
Coal production over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 13.3 terawatt-hours against 8.88 terawatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 4.42 terawatt-hours.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 39th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 11 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0.3305 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3305 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 5.85 terawatt-hours | 0.0065 terawatt-hours | 5.84 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 0.0187 terawatt-hours | 3.79 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 0.0228 terawatt-hours | 2.02 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8017 terawatt-hours | 0.0021 terawatt-hours | 0.7996 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 0.2858 terawatt-hours | 0.0054 terawatt-hours | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 0.3779 terawatt-hours | 3.48 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 2.26 terawatt-hours | 14.6 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 15.26 terawatt-hours | 11.8 terawatt-hours | 3.47 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 13.3 terawatt-hours against 8.88 terawatt-hours in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal production between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 4.42 terawatt-hours, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for coal production?
- Nigeria ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 39th 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.