Electricity production by source in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity production by source was -0.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Nigeria, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded -0.4% for electricity production by source in 2021.
That represents a change of up 47.2% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Nigeria peaked at 22.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -8.4%, in 2002.
Nigeria ranks 198th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -65.7% |
| 2002 | -8.4% | -545.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -118.5% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -102.2% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -64244.4% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -64.1% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +79.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -78.0% |
| 2011 | -2.2% | -173.4% |
| 2012 | -1.1% | -51.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -322.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -95.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +85.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +161.0% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | -266.6% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -47.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's -0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +64244.4% | -0.0% | 22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | -8.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.8% | -0.4% | 2 |
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 production by source in Nigeria?
- Electricity production by source in Nigeria was -0.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.4% in 2002.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity production by source?
- Nigeria ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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