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Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nigeria

Nigeria: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 53.97 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
53.97 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 36.5%
World rank
116th
of 214 countries
All-time high
61.66 kilowatt-hours
in 2002
All-time low
27.95 kilowatt-hours
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nigeria, 2000–2025

02040602000201220252000: 44.5 kilowatt-hours2001: 45.5 kilowatt-hours2002: 61.7 kilowatt-hours2003: 54.3 kilowatt-hours2004: 57.5 kilowatt-hours2005: 53.6 kilowatt-hours2006: 42 kilowatt-hours2007: 40.6 kilowatt-hours2008: 36.3 kilowatt-hours2009: 28 kilowatt-hours2010: 38.2 kilowatt-hours2011: 34.3 kilowatt-hours2012: 32.1 kilowatt-hours2013: 29.4 kilowatt-hours2014: 28.8 kilowatt-hours2015: 33.7 kilowatt-hours2016: 41.7 kilowatt-hours2017: 38.7 kilowatt-hours2018: 37.6 kilowatt-hours2019: 40.2 kilowatt-hours2020: 35.9 kilowatt-hours2021: 36.3 kilowatt-hours2022: 41.4 kilowatt-hours2023: 40 kilowatt-hours2024: 39.5 kilowatt-hours2025: 54 kilowatt-hours

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 hydropower per person in Nigeria is 53.97 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 36.5% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nigeria peaked at 61.66 kilowatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.95 kilowatt-hours, in 2009.

That places Nigeria 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.4 kilowatt-hours 27.95 kilowatt-hours 61.66 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 35.48 kilowatt-hours 28.78 kilowatt-hours 41.7 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 41.19 kilowatt-hours 35.94 kilowatt-hours 53.97 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 113 Malawi 78.04 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 114 South Korea 73.55 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 117 Liberia 53.45 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 118 Kenya 51.1 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 119 Poland 44.57 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nigeria?
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nigeria was 53.97 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 hydropower per person recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 61.66 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 27.95 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
How does Nigeria rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
Nigeria ranks 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,805 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.