Nigeria vs Western Sahara: Electricity generation per person

Nigeria
174.88 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Western Sahara
227.87 kilowatt-hours
in 2009
Nigeria rank
184th
Western Sahara rank
181st

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Nigeria
  • Western Sahara
0100200300200020122025

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 227.87 kilowatt-hours against 174.88 kilowatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 52.99 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 184th and Western Sahara ranks 181st of 210 countries.

Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Nigeria or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara, at 227.87 kilowatt-hours against 174.88 kilowatt-hours in Nigeria as of 2009.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Nigeria and Western Sahara?
52.99 kilowatt-hours, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Western Sahara?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Western Sahara rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Nigeria ranks 184th and Western Sahara ranks 181st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-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
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.