Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 38.0% against 23.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 5.9% | 3.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 10.7% | 9.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 14.3% | 10.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 20.4% | 11.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Nigeria, at 38.0% against 23.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 14.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fuel imports?
- Nigeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.