Guinea vs Nigeria: Oil consumption per person

Guinea
1,277 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Nigeria
1,209 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
184th
Nigeria rank
185th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
05001.0k1.5k198020022024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 1,277 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,209 kilowatt-hours per person in Nigeria, a difference of 68 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Guinea ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 185th of 219 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 687.57 kilowatt-hours per person 1,512 kilowatt-hours per person 824.8 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria
1990s 674.96 kilowatt-hours per person 1,465 kilowatt-hours per person 789.83 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria
2000s 853.42 kilowatt-hours per person 1,097 kilowatt-hours per person 243.97 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria
2010s 1,027 kilowatt-hours per person 1,209 kilowatt-hours per person 182.29 kilowatt-hours per person Nigeria
2020s 1,330 kilowatt-hours per person 1,238 kilowatt-hours per person 92.37 kilowatt-hours per person Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Guinea or Nigeria?
Guinea, at 1,277 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,209 kilowatt-hours per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Guinea and Nigeria?
68 kilowatt-hours per person, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Guinea ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 185th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.