Nepal vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from solar
Nepal
0.12 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nigeria
0.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nepal rank
116th
Nigeria rank
114th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Nepal
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.13 terawatt-hours against 0.12 terawatt-hours in Nepal, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nepal ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.035 terawatt-hours | 0.024 terawatt-hours | 0.011 terawatt-hours | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.098 terawatt-hours | 0.104 terawatt-hours | 0.006 terawatt-hours | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Nepal or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.13 terawatt-hours against 0.12 terawatt-hours in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Nepal and Nigeria?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Nepal ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.