Nigeria vs Venezuela: Coal production
Nigeria
8.88 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Venezuela
12.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria rank
42nd
Venezuela rank
40th
Coal production over time
- Nigeria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 12.31 terawatt-hours against 8.88 terawatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 3.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela ahead.
Nigeria ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 40th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 9 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | 0.0016 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.3305 terawatt-hours | 0.1205 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 0.276 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 0.0366 terawatt-hours | 2.45 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 0.048 terawatt-hours | 4.18 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 5.85 terawatt-hours | 0.2296 terawatt-hours | 5.62 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 0.2711 terawatt-hours | 3.54 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 0.5145 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8017 terawatt-hours | 3.19 terawatt-hours | 2.38 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 35.91 terawatt-hours | 35.63 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 58.03 terawatt-hours | 54.17 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 10.65 terawatt-hours | 6.21 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 15.26 terawatt-hours | 2.82 terawatt-hours | 12.44 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Nigeria or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 12.31 terawatt-hours against 8.88 terawatt-hours in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Nigeria and Venezuela?
- 3.43 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Venezuela?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Venezuela rank globally for coal production?
- Nigeria ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 40th 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.