Net electricity imports in Nigeria
Nigeria: Net electricity imports was -2.3 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Nigeria is -2.3 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Nigeria peaked at 0 terawatt-hours in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3.06 terawatt-hours, in 2021.
That places Nigeria 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | -0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2002 | -0.03 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2004 | -0.02 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | -1.94 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | -2.46 terawatt-hours | +26.8% |
| 2018 | -3 terawatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 2019 | -2.33 terawatt-hours | -22.3% |
| 2020 | -3.01 terawatt-hours | +29.2% |
| 2021 | -3.06 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2022 | -2.43 terawatt-hours | -20.6% |
| 2023 | -2.32 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2024 | -2.3 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2025 | -2.3 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -2.3 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.014 terawatt-hours | -0.04 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.973 terawatt-hours | -3 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.57 terawatt-hours | -3.06 terawatt-hours | -2.3 terawatt-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 net electricity imports in Nigeria?
- Net electricity imports in Nigeria was -2.3 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.06 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for net electricity imports?
- Nigeria ranks 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.