Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from hydropower

Democratic Republic of Congo

13.4 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Nigeria

12.82 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

39th

Nigeria rank

42nd

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 13.4 terawatt-hours against 12.82 terawatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 0.58 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 214 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from hydropower
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in terawatt-hours.