Nigeria vs Tanzania: Electricity generation from solar and wind per person
Nigeria
0.5473 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Tanzania
0.5834 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria rank
179th
Tanzania rank
178th
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.5834 kilowatt-hours against 0.5473 kilowatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0361 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 179th and Tanzania ranks 178th of 212 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.1226 kilowatt-hours | 0.3944 kilowatt-hours | 0.2718 kilowatt-hours | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.4642 kilowatt-hours | 0.4934 kilowatt-hours | 0.0292 kilowatt-hours | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind per person, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.5834 kilowatt-hours against 0.5473 kilowatt-hours in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind per person between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0.0361 kilowatt-hours, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind per person?
- Nigeria ranks 179th and Tanzania ranks 178th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind 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.