Coal production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Coal production was 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8.88 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
43rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
21.5 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production in Nigeria, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, coal production in Nigeria stood at 8.88 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Nigeria peaked at 21.5 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
That places Nigeria 43rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0.057 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0.2035 terawatt-hours | +257.1% |
| 1917 | 0.6838 terawatt-hours | +236.0% |
| 1918 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +78.6% |
| 1919 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1920 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | +30.7% |
| 1921 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 1922 | 0.9362 terawatt-hours | -46.8% |
| 1923 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | +54.8% |
| 1924 | 1.67 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 1925 | 1.98 terawatt-hours | +18.5% |
| 1926 | 2.69 terawatt-hours | +35.8% |
| 1927 | 2.96 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 1928 | 2.97 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 2.86 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 1930 | 2.88 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 2.71 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 1932 | 2.08 terawatt-hours | -23.1% |
| 1933 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 1934 | 2.15 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1935 | 2.13 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 2.42 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 1937 | 3 terawatt-hours | +24.2% |
| 1938 | 3 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1939 | 2.52 terawatt-hours | -16.0% |
| 1940 | 2.56 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 3.04 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 1942 | 3.81 terawatt-hours | +25.5% |
| 1943 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 1944 | 5.08 terawatt-hours | +21.4% |
| 1945 | 4.23 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 1946 | 5.02 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 1947 | 4.8 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 1948 | 5.03 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1949 | 4.55 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 1950 | 4.83 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 1951 | 4.55 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 1952 | 4.8 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 5.8 terawatt-hours | +20.7% |
| 1954 | 5.26 terawatt-hours | -9.3% |
| 1955 | 6.2 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 1956 | 6.51 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1957 | 6.74 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 7.64 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 1959 | 6.14 terawatt-hours | -19.7% |
| 1960 | 4.65 terawatt-hours | -24.3% |
| 1961 | 4.94 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1962 | 5.16 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 4.85 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 5.49 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 6.02 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 5.21 terawatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 1967 | 1.65 terawatt-hours | -68.3% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1384 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0.4803 terawatt-hours | +247.1% |
| 1971 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | +228.8% |
| 1972 | 2.78 terawatt-hours | +75.8% |
| 1973 | 2.65 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.47 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 2.54 terawatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 2.16 terawatt-hours | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 2.15 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | -34.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8926 terawatt-hours | -36.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8751 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8576 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8401 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8226 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8052 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7877 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8838 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6186 terawatt-hours | -30.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6337 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6789 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5803 terawatt-hours | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5335 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2112 terawatt-hours | -60.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1886 terawatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1663 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1282 terawatt-hours | -22.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1058 terawatt-hours | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0905 terawatt-hours | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1207 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 2.28 terawatt-hours | +1787.5% |
| 2001 | 2.19 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.92 terawatt-hours | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.47 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 3.01 terawatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 4.28 terawatt-hours | +42.4% |
| 2008 | 9.12 terawatt-hours | +112.9% |
| 2009 | 9.12 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.12 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.95 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 14.6 terawatt-hours | +33.4% |
| 2013 | 18.25 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 18.25 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.16 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 20.07 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 17.33 terawatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 20.31 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 20.54 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.74 terawatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 18.91 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 21.5 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 9.3 terawatt-hours | -56.7% |
| 2024 | 8.88 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1787.5% | 0.1207 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours |
| 1916 | +257.1% | 0.057 terawatt-hours | 0.2035 terawatt-hours |
| 1970 | +247.1% | 0.1384 terawatt-hours | 0.4803 terawatt-hours |
| 1917 | +236.0% | 0.2035 terawatt-hours | 0.6838 terawatt-hours |
| 1971 | +228.8% | 0.4803 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours |
| 2008 | +112.9% | 4.28 terawatt-hours | 9.12 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3305 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 0.9362 terawatt-hours | 2.97 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 1.95 terawatt-hours | 3 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 5.08 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.85 terawatt-hours | 4.55 terawatt-hours | 7.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 0.4803 terawatt-hours | 2.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8017 terawatt-hours | 0.6186 terawatt-hours | 0.8926 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 0.0905 terawatt-hours | 0.6789 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.86 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | 9.12 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 9.12 terawatt-hours | 20.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.26 terawatt-hours | 8.88 terawatt-hours | 21.5 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.3 terawatt-hours compare
- 41 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 12.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 42 Myanmar 10.59 terawatt-hours compare
- 44 Greece 7.95 terawatt-hours compare
- 45 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 7.69 terawatt-hours compare
- 46 Slovenia 7 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Nigeria
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 33.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (2025)
- Fuel exports 85.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.9% (2025)
- Gas production 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in Nigeria?
- Coal production in Nigeria was 8.88 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Nigeria rank for coal production?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.