Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Oil consumption per person

Nigeria

1,209 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2024

Zimbabwe

1,348 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2024

Nigeria rank

184th

Zimbabwe rank

181st

Oil consumption per person over time

Nigeria
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,209 kilowatt-hours per person in Nigeria, a difference of 139.48 kilowatt-hours per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 184th and Zimbabwe ranks 181st of 218 countries.

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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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