Number of people with and without electricity access in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of people with and without electricity access was 145.43 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Nigeria is 145.43 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Nigeria peaked at 145.43 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.51 million people, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.51 million people | — |
| 1991 | 35.14 million people | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 36.96 million people | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 38.86 million people | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 40.83 million people | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 42.87 million people | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 44.98 million people | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 47.17 million people | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 49.44 million people | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 55.25 million people | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 54.60 million people | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 57.01 million people | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 59.53 million people | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 71.62 million people | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 65.03 million people | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 67.87 million people | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 70.96 million people | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 76.79 million people | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 79.27 million people | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 81.02 million people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 79.99 million people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 95.80 million people | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 93.39 million people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 100.66 million people | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 100.76 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.10 million people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 115.90 million people | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 108.94 million people | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 115.79 million people | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 116.06 million people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 118.55 million people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 130.03 million people | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 135.01 million people | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 139.46 million people | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 145.43 million people | +4.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 145.43 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.31 million people, 14.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 145.43 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 26.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without electricity access in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +32.5% | 26.51 million people | 35.14 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.80 million people | 26.51 million people | 55.25 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.37 million people | 54.60 million people | 81.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.74 million people | 79.99 million people | 116.06 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.69 million people | 118.55 million people | 145.43 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More energy & mining data for Nigeria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 33.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Nigeria?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Nigeria was 145.43 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 145.43 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.51 million people in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.