Number of people without access to electricity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of people without access to electricity was 87.25 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.25 million people
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
95.44 million people
in 2020
All-time low
64.58 million people
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of people without access to electricity 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
Nigeria recorded 87.25 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Nigeria peaked at 95.44 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.58 million people, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.61 million people | — |
| 1991 | 64.58 million people | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 65.42 million people | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 66.27 million people | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 67.11 million people | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 67.95 million people | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 68.77 million people | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 69.59 million people | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 70.41 million people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 67.80 million people | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 71.79 million people | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 72.85 million people | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 73.94 million people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 65.58 million people | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 76.03 million people | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 77.15 million people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 78.12 million people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.48 million people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 78.32 million people | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 81.02 million people | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 86.65 million people | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 75.58 million people | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 82.81 million people | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 80.39 million people | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 85.14 million people | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 90.57 million people | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 79.55 million people | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 91.32 million people | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 89.15 million people | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.43 million people | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 95.44 million people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 88.50 million people | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 88.14 million people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.42 million people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.25 million people | -1.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 87.25 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524 people, 111.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 87.25 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 14.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.85 million people | 64.58 million people | 70.61 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.13 million people | 65.58 million people | 81.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.46 million people | 75.58 million people | 93.43 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.55 million people | 87.25 million people | 95.44 million people | 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 without access to electricity in Nigeria?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Nigeria was 87.25 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 without access to electricity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.44 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.58 million people in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 without access to electricity. 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.