Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 75.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nigeria, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 75.5% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nigeria peaked at 87.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1991.
Nigeria ranks 98th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.4% | — |
| 1991 | 58.1% | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -5.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 75.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 75.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 58.1% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 62.3% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 76.8% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 75.5% | 79.6% | 3 |
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 38.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nigeria?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Nigeria was 75.5% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Nigeria ranks 98th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.