Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Albania or Nigeria?

Albania, at 5,895 GWh against 5,718 GWh in Nigeria as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Nigeria: Renewable energy electricity output

Albania

5,895 GWh

in 2015

Nigeria

5,718 GWh

in 2015

Albania rank

74th

Nigeria rank

76th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Albania
Nigeria

How they compare

Albania currently reports 5,895 GWh against 5,718 GWh in Nigeria, a difference of 177 GWh.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Albania ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 76th of 230 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,184 GWh	5,603 GWh	1,419 GWh	Nigeria
2000s	4,460 GWh	6,584 GWh	2,123 GWh	Nigeria
2010s	5,667 GWh	5,718 GWh	50.67 GWh	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Albania or Nigeria?: Albania, at 5,895 GWh against 5,718 GWh in Nigeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Albania and Nigeria?: 177 GWh, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Nigeria?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Albania and Nigeria rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Albania ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 76th of 230 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.