Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Canada or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 4.32 million TJ against 1.59 million TJ in Canada as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Canada and Nigeria?

2.73 million TJ, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Nigeria: Renewable energy consumption

Canada

1.59 million TJ

in 2015

Nigeria

4.32 million TJ

in 2015

Canada rank

7th

Nigeria rank

4th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Canada
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.32 million TJ against 1.59 million TJ in Canada, a difference of 2.73 million TJ.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.7 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 233 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.42 million TJ	2.44 million TJ	1.02 million TJ	Nigeria
2000s	1.57 million TJ	3.22 million TJ	1.66 million TJ	Nigeria
2010s	1.60 million TJ	4.12 million TJ	2.52 million TJ	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Canada or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 4.32 million TJ against 1.59 million TJ in Canada as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Canada and Nigeria?: 2.73 million TJ, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Canada ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste