France vs Nigeria: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

France

29.35 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Nigeria

28.53 terawatt-hours

in 2025

France rank

49th

Nigeria rank

51st

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

France currently reports 29.35 terawatt-hours against 28.53 terawatt-hours in Nigeria, a difference of 0.82 terawatt-hours.

Across all 26 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 51st of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.