Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Nigeria
Nigeria: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Nigeria is 62.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Nigeria peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 197th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.2% | — |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 43.2% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 48.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 55.4% | 62.5% | 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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Nigeria?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Nigeria was 62.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Nigeria ranks 197th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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