Gas consumption per person in Nigeria

Nigeria: Gas consumption per person was 934.87 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
934.87 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
92nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,102 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2014
All-time low
158.07 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Gas consumption per person in Nigeria, 1980–2024

2004006008001.0k1.2k1980200220241980: 158.1 kilowatt-hours per person1981: 306.6 kilowatt-hours per person1982: 195.7 kilowatt-hours per person1983: 309 kilowatt-hours per person1984: 360.7 kilowatt-hours per person1985: 390.3 kilowatt-hours per person1986: 408 kilowatt-hours per person1987: 448.7 kilowatt-hours per person1988: 443.5 kilowatt-hours per person1989: 538.8 kilowatt-hours per person1990: 413.9 kilowatt-hours per person1991: 516.9 kilowatt-hours per person1992: 518.7 kilowatt-hours per person1993: 520.6 kilowatt-hours per person1994: 456.8 kilowatt-hours per person1995: 507.5 kilowatt-hours per person1996: 520.1 kilowatt-hours per person1997: 543 kilowatt-hours per person1998: 533.5 kilowatt-hours per person1999: 546.9 kilowatt-hours per person2000: 577 kilowatt-hours per person2001: 518.2 kilowatt-hours per person2002: 516.4 kilowatt-hours per person2003: 672.1 kilowatt-hours per person2004: 716 kilowatt-hours per person2005: 774.1 kilowatt-hours per person2006: 793.8 kilowatt-hours per person2007: 749.4 kilowatt-hours per person2008: 844 kilowatt-hours per person2009: 278.2 kilowatt-hours per person2010: 327.1 kilowatt-hours per person2011: 970.8 kilowatt-hours per person2012: 953.2 kilowatt-hours per person2013: 991.2 kilowatt-hours per person2014: 1.1k kilowatt-hours per person2015: 1.1k kilowatt-hours per person2016: 1.0k kilowatt-hours per person2017: 933.6 kilowatt-hours per person2018: 979.9 kilowatt-hours per person2019: 971.8 kilowatt-hours per person2020: 993.9 kilowatt-hours per person2021: 996.8 kilowatt-hours per person2022: 911.2 kilowatt-hours per person2023: 904.9 kilowatt-hours per person2024: 934.9 kilowatt-hours per person

Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.

Analysis

In 2024, gas consumption per person in Nigeria stood at 934.87 kilowatt-hours per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gas consumption per person in Nigeria peaked at 1,102 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 158.07 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1980.

Nigeria ranks 92nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 355.94 kilowatt-hours per person 158.07 kilowatt-hours per person 538.83 kilowatt-hours per person 10
1990s 507.78 kilowatt-hours per person 413.88 kilowatt-hours per person 546.89 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2000s 643.92 kilowatt-hours per person 278.18 kilowatt-hours per person 844.03 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2010s 932.41 kilowatt-hours per person 327.08 kilowatt-hours per person 1,102 kilowatt-hours per person 10
2020s 948.32 kilowatt-hours per person 904.9 kilowatt-hours per person 996.75 kilowatt-hours per person 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 89 Ghana 1,336 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  2. 90 Pakistan 1,334 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  3. 91 Panama 1,324 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  4. 93 Cuba 907.02 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  5. 94 Cote d'Ivoire 878.71 kilowatt-hours per person compare
  6. 95 Kyrgyzstan 865.04 kilowatt-hours per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gas consumption per person in Nigeria?
Gas consumption per person in Nigeria was 934.87 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest gas consumption per person recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1,102 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014.
What is the lowest gas consumption per person recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 158.07 kilowatt-hours per person in 1980.
How does Nigeria rank for gas consumption per person?
Nigeria ranks 92nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is gas consumption per person rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gas consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,244 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.