Finland vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from hydropower
Finland
12.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
12.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
45th
Nigeria rank
43rd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Finland
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 12.82 terawatt-hours against 12.44 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 0.38 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.26 terawatt-hours | 6.58 terawatt-hours | 6.67 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2010s | 14.15 terawatt-hours | 6.7 terawatt-hours | 7.45 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2020s | 14.52 terawatt-hours | 9.33 terawatt-hours | 5.18 terawatt-hours | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Finland or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 12.82 terawatt-hours against 12.44 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Finland and Nigeria?
- 0.38 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Nigeria rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Finland ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 215 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.