Share of electricity production by source in Niger
Niger: Share of electricity production by source was 96.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
96.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
31st
of 208 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
96.1%
in 2019
Years of data
29
1990–2022
Share of electricity production by source in Niger, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Niger stood at 96.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Niger peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2019.
Niger ranks 31st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of electricity production by source in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 96.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 96.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.1% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 28 Saint Lucia 97.5% compare
- 29 Eritrea 97.2% compare
- 30 Cayman Islands 97.1% compare
- 32 Benin 96.6% compare
- 33 American Samoa 96.1% compare
- 34 Tunisia 95.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Niger
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.6 % 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 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Niger?
- Share of electricity production by source in Niger was 96.8% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Niger ranks 31st out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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