Electricity generation from gas in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity generation from gas was 28.53 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
28.53 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
39th
of 207 countries
All-time high
31.64 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
9.1 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from gas in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 28.53 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from gas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Nigeria peaked at 31.64 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.1 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 39th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 9.55 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 13.31 terawatt-hours | +39.4% |
| 2003 | 12.74 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 16.17 terawatt-hours | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 15.77 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 16.85 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 16.75 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.39 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 15.25 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.75 terawatt-hours | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 21.15 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 23.05 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 23.56 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.89 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 26.7 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.33 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 24.44 terawatt-hours | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 28.94 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 27.95 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 30.19 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 31.1 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 28.61 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 31.64 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 28.17 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 28.53 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 28.53 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01 terawatt-hours, 2853.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.09 terawatt-hours | 9.1 terawatt-hours | 16.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.08 terawatt-hours | 19.75 terawatt-hours | 28.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.71 terawatt-hours | 28.17 terawatt-hours | 31.64 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More energy & mining data for Nigeria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 38.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Nigeria?
- Electricity generation from gas in Nigeria was 28.53 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.64 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Nigeria ranks 39th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.