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

Nigeria, at 5,718 GWh against 5,192 GWh in Angola as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola 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.

Angola vs Nigeria: Renewable energy electricity output

Angola

5,192 GWh

in 2015

Nigeria

5,718 GWh

in 2015

Angola rank

79th

Nigeria rank

76th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Angola
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5,718 GWh against 5,192 GWh in Angola, a difference of 526 GWh.

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

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

Angola ranks 79th 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	Angola	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	877.6 GWh	5,603 GWh	4,725 GWh	Nigeria
2000s	1,967 GWh	6,584 GWh	4,616 GWh	Nigeria
2010s	4,414 GWh	5,718 GWh	1,304 GWh	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Angola or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 5,718 GWh against 5,192 GWh in Angola as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Angola and Nigeria?: 526 GWh, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Angola ranks 79th 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.