Access to electricity (% of total population) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 59.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Nigeria, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Nigeria stood at 59.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Nigeria peaked at 59.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 177th out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.3% | — |
| 1991 | 33.6% | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 39.8% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +13.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 59.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 59.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.0% | 27.3% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 42.7% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 48.0% | 59.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Nigeria?
- Access to electricity in Nigeria was 59.3% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for access to electricity?
- Nigeria ranks 177th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.