Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Energy intensity of the economy

Nigeria
0.512 kWh per 2011$PPP
in 2016
Tanzania, United Republic of
0.514 kWh per 2011$PPP
in 2016
Nigeria rank
152nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
151st

Energy intensity of the economy over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
0.30.40.50.60.7198019982016

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.514 kWh per 2011$PPP against 0.512 kWh per 2011$PPP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.002 kWh per 2011$PPP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Nigeria ranks 152nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 151st of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4043 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.3611 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.0432 kWh per 2011$PPP Nigeria
1990s 0.665 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.5024 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.1626 kWh per 2011$PPP Nigeria
2000s 0.598 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.4594 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.1386 kWh per 2011$PPP Nigeria
2010s 0.4074 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.4461 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.0387 kWh per 2011$PPP Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity of the economy, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.514 kWh per 2011$PPP against 0.512 kWh per 2011$PPP in Nigeria as of 2016.
What is the difference in energy intensity of the economy between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.002 kWh per 2011$PPP, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for energy intensity of the economy?
Nigeria ranks 152nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 151st of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data based on BP; World Bank; and Maddison Project Database, published as Energy intensity of the economy (kWh per 2011$PPP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Energy intensity of the economy. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data based on BP; World Bank; and Maddison Project Database. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/energy-intensity-of-the-economy-kwh-per-2011-ppp/nigeria/tanzania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/energy-intensity-of-the-economy-kwh-per-2011-ppp/nigeria/tanzania/">Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Energy intensity of the economy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity of the economy (kWh per 2011$PPP)
Unit
kWh per 2011$PPP
Source
Our World in Data based on BP; World Bank; and Maddison Project Database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 6,650 data points, 1965–2016
Last refreshed

Energy intensity is measured as primary energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product. This is measured in kilowatt-hours per 2011$ (PPP).