Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Net electricity imports
Ethiopia
-2.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
-2.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
193rd
Nigeria rank
192nd
Net electricity imports over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -2.3 terawatt-hours against -2.35 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.05 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Nigeria ranks 192nd of 214 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | -0.014 terawatt-hours | 0.014 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | -0.786 terawatt-hours | -0.973 terawatt-hours | 0.187 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | -1.82 terawatt-hours | -2.57 terawatt-hours | 0.7467 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -2.3 terawatt-hours against -2.35 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.05 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Nigeria ranks 192nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.