Share of electricity generation from gas in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of electricity generation from gas was 68.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 68.7% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Nigeria peaked at 83.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2001.
Nigeria ranks 24th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 61.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 75.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 68.7% | 79.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 21 Benin 72.3% compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 70.9% compare
- 23 Togo 70.4% compare
- 25 United Arab Emirates 68.3% compare
- 26 Thailand 65.5% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 64.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Nigeria
- Fuel imports 38.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2024)
- Gas production 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 88.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from gas in Nigeria?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Nigeria was 68.7% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.