Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.625 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.625 units per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.625 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.273 units per person, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 182nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.273 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3523 units per person | +29.1% |
| 1992 | 0.361 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3696 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3783 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3869 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3955 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.404 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4125 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.449 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.432 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.439 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.446 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.522 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.461 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.468 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.476 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.501 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.503 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.48 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.559 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.53 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.556 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.542 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.525 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.593 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.544 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.565 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.554 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.554 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.595 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.605 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.612 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.625 units per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3782 units per person | 0.273 units per person | 0.449 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4748 units per person | 0.432 units per person | 0.522 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5448 units per person | 0.48 units per person | 0.593 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5982 units per person | 0.554 units per person | 0.625 units per person | 5 |
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 38.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nigeria?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nigeria was 0.625 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.625 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.273 units per person in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.