Electricity generation from hydropower in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity generation from hydropower was 12.82 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.82 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 39.3%
World rank
43rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
12.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
4.53 terawatt-hours
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower in Nigeria is 12.82 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.3% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Nigeria peaked at 12.82 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.53 terawatt-hours, in 2009.
Nigeria ranks 43rd of 215 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 hydropower in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.63 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 5.91 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 8.23 terawatt-hours | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 7.45 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 8.11 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 7.77 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.26 terawatt-hours | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 6.23 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.72 terawatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.53 terawatt-hours | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 6.37 terawatt-hours | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 5.88 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 5.66 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.33 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.35 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.42 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 8.15 terawatt-hours | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 7.75 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.43 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 7.69 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 7.94 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.23 terawatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 9.11 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.2 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 12.82 terawatt-hours | +39.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 12.82 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8 terawatt-hours, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 12.82 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.38 terawatt-hours, 33.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.58 terawatt-hours | 4.53 terawatt-hours | 8.23 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 terawatt-hours | 5.33 terawatt-hours | 8.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 terawatt-hours | 7.69 terawatt-hours | 12.82 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 13.37 terawatt-hours compare
- 42 Iran 13.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 44 Philippines 12.7 terawatt-hours compare
- 45 Finland 12.44 terawatt-hours compare
- 46 Australia 12.22 terawatt-hours compare
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 hydropower in Nigeria?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Nigeria was 12.82 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 hydropower recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.82 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.