Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from solar per person
Ethiopia
0.2953 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
0.5473 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
179th
Nigeria rank
176th
Electricity generation from solar per person over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5473 kilowatt-hours against 0.2953 kilowatt-hours in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.252 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 176th of 210 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | β |
| 2010s | 0.1212 kilowatt-hours | 0.1226 kilowatt-hours | 0.0014 kilowatt-hours | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2876 kilowatt-hours | 0.478 kilowatt-hours | 0.1904 kilowatt-hours | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.5473 kilowatt-hours against 0.2953 kilowatt-hours in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.252 kilowatt-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 electricity generation from solar per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 176th of 210 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 solar 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.