Share of electricity production by source in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of electricity production by source was 75.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Nigeria, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 75.5% for share of electricity production by source in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Nigeria peaked at 87.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 96th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.4% | — |
| 1991 | 58.1% | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -5.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 75.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 75.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 58.1% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 62.3% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 76.8% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 75.5% | 79.6% | 3 |
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)
- 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 production by source in Nigeria?
- Share of electricity production by source in Nigeria was 75.5% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Nigeria ranks 96th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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