Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.375 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.375 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.568 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.375 people per person, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 33rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.568 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.561 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.554 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.478 people per person | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.539 people per person | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.532 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.524 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.499 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.497 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.52 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.441 people per person | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.47 people per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.444 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.458 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.475 people per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.407 people per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.456 people per person | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.435 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.446 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.446 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.405 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.395 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.388 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.375 people per person | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5252 people per person | 0.478 people per person | 0.568 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4552 people per person | 0.407 people per person | 0.52 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4018 people per person | 0.375 people per person | 0.446 people per person | 5 |
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- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nigeria?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nigeria was 0.375 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.568 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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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About this data
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.