Electricity generation from gas per person in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity generation from gas per person was 120.11 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas per person in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas per person in Nigeria is 120.11 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in Nigeria peaked at 144.95 kilowatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 95th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas per person in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 73.54 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 99.72 kilowatt-hours | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 92.86 kilowatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 114.63 kilowatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 108.75 kilowatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 113.03 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 109.29 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 97.66 kilowatt-hours | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 94.11 kilowatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 118.52 kilowatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 123.41 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 130.82 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 130.13 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 144.65 kilowatt-hours | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 140.03 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 144.95 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 122.05 kilowatt-hours | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 141.21 kilowatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 133.42 kilowatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 141.08 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 142.31 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 128.21 kilowatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 138.84 kilowatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 121.07 kilowatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 120.11 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 120.11 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5405 kilowatt-hours, 222.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.56 kilowatt-hours | 72 kilowatt-hours | 114.63 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.92 kilowatt-hours | 118.52 kilowatt-hours | 144.95 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.94 kilowatt-hours | 120.11 kilowatt-hours | 142.31 kilowatt-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 per person in Nigeria?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in Nigeria was 120.11 kilowatt-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 per person recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 144.95 kilowatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- Nigeria ranks 95th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas per person rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.