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Per capita daily oil consumption in Nigeria

Nigeria: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0023 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0023 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
161st
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0028 barrels per capita per day
in 1982
All-time low
0.0015 barrels per capita per day
in 2007
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Nigeria, 1980–2018

00.0010.0020.0031980199920181980: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.002 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.001 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.002 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.002 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita daily oil consumption in Nigeria is 0.0023 barrels per capita per day, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Nigeria peaked at 0.0028 barrels per capita per day in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 barrels per capita per day, in 2007.

That places Nigeria 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption in Nigeria, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0023 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0027 barrels per capita per day +14.5%
1982 0.0028 barrels per capita per day +4.7%
1983 0.0025 barrels per capita per day -8.4%
1984 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +1.4%
1985 0.0027 barrels per capita per day +3.0%
1986 0.0024 barrels per capita per day -8.7%
1987 0.0025 barrels per capita per day +1.9%
1988 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +4.6%
1989 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +1.7%
1990 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +0.0%
1991 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
1992 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
1993 0.0026 barrels per capita per day -0.0%
1994 0.0024 barrels per capita per day -9.2%
1995 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +8.8%
1996 0.0026 barrels per capita per day -1.5%
1997 0.0024 barrels per capita per day -5.4%
1998 0.0022 barrels per capita per day -8.5%
1999 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -5.3%
2000 0.0019 barrels per capita per day -12.0%
2001 0.0023 barrels per capita per day +23.0%
2002 0.0023 barrels per capita per day -0.7%
2003 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -6.5%
2004 0.0021 barrels per capita per day -2.5%
2005 0.0022 barrels per capita per day +7.7%
2006 0.0018 barrels per capita per day -21.4%
2007 0.0015 barrels per capita per day -15.2%
2008 0.0018 barrels per capita per day +23.9%
2009 0.0015 barrels per capita per day -16.5%
2010 0.0018 barrels per capita per day +20.0%
2011 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -6.8%
2012 0.0017 barrels per capita per day -3.4%
2013 0.0025 barrels per capita per day +50.5%
2014 0.0026 barrels per capita per day +3.0%
2015 0.0023 barrels per capita per day -12.1%
2016 0.0023 barrels per capita per day +0.9%
2017 0.0022 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
2018 0.0023 barrels per capita per day +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0026 barrels per capita per day 0.0023 barrels per capita per day 0.0028 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0025 barrels per capita per day 0.0021 barrels per capita per day 0.0026 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0019 barrels per capita per day 0.0015 barrels per capita per day 0.0023 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0022 barrels per capita per day 0.0017 barrels per capita per day 0.0026 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 158 Lesotho 0.0024 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 159 Kenya 0.0023 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 160 Congo 0.0023 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 162 Haiti 0.0021 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 163 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0021 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 164 Nepal 0.002 barrels per capita per day compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Nigeria?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Nigeria was 0.0023 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0028 barrels per capita per day in 1982.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 barrels per capita per day in 2007.
How does Nigeria rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Nigeria ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.