Nigeria vs World: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 27.23 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 12.77 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in World, a difference of 14.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 18th and World ranks 20th of 171 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.48 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 4.22 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 6.26 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 15.89 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 6.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 9.76 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 20.91 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 8.65 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 12.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 24.41 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 11.54 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 12.88 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Nigeria or World?
- Nigeria, at 27.23 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 12.77 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Nigeria and World?
- 14.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Nigeria ranks 18th and World ranks 20th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.