Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from gas per person
Nigeria
120.11 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
86.04 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria rank
95th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Electricity generation from gas per person over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 120.11 kilowatt-hours against 86.04 kilowatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 34.07 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 207 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.56 kilowatt-hours | 86.76 kilowatt-hours | 10.8 kilowatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 132.92 kilowatt-hours | 76.81 kilowatt-hours | 56.11 kilowatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 134.3 kilowatt-hours | 86.45 kilowatt-hours | 47.85 kilowatt-hours | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from gas per person, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Nigeria, at 120.11 kilowatt-hours against 86.04 kilowatt-hours in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from gas per person between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 34.07 kilowatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Nigeria ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.