Electricity generation from solar in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity generation from solar was 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar in Nigeria stood at 0.13 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 333.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Nigeria peaked at 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 114th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.13 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.09 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.13 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.024 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1083 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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 electricity generation from solar in Nigeria?
- Electricity generation from solar in Nigeria was 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Nigeria ranks 114th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.