Electricity demand in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity demand was 39.24 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 39.24 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Nigeria peaked at 39.24 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.72 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 63rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.67 terawatt-hours | 14.72 terawatt-hours | 24.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.85 terawatt-hours | 26.13 terawatt-hours | 34.6 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.63 terawatt-hours | 34.99 terawatt-hours | 39.24 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More energy & mining data for Nigeria
- Fuel imports 38.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 88.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Nigeria?
- Electricity demand in Nigeria was 39.24 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.24 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.72 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity demand?
- Nigeria ranks 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.