Ghana vs Nigeria: Net electricity imports
Ghana
-2.44 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria
-2.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ghana rank
195th
Nigeria rank
192nd
Net electricity imports over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -2.3 terawatt-hours against -2.44 terawatt-hours in Ghana, a difference of 0.14 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 195th and Nigeria ranks 192nd of 214 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.077 terawatt-hours | -0.014 terawatt-hours | 0.091 terawatt-hours | Ghana |
| 2010s | -0.47 terawatt-hours | -0.973 terawatt-hours | 0.503 terawatt-hours | Ghana |
| 2020s | -2.1 terawatt-hours | -2.62 terawatt-hours | 0.526 terawatt-hours | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -2.3 terawatt-hours against -2.44 terawatt-hours in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.14 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Ghana ranks 195th 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.