Liberia vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Liberia
53.45 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria
53.97 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Liberia rank
118th
Nigeria rank
117th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 53.97 kilowatt-hours against 53.45 kilowatt-hours in Liberia, a difference of 0.52 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Liberia ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 117th of 211 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 46.4 kilowatt-hours | 46.4 kilowatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.21 kilowatt-hours | 35.48 kilowatt-hours | 30.27 kilowatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 38.26 kilowatt-hours | 38.63 kilowatt-hours | 0.3648 kilowatt-hours | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 53.97 kilowatt-hours against 53.45 kilowatt-hours in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.52 kilowatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Liberia ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 117th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower 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.