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.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.7% | — |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | -8.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 68.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 524.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.