Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 61.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 61.2% for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nigeria peaked at 61.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 183rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.3% | — |
| 1991 | 35.2% | +29.1% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | -3.8% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 27.3% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 43.2% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 48.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 55.4% | 61.2% | 4 |
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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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nigeria?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Nigeria was 61.2% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Nigeria ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.