Renewable energy consumption in Nigeria
Nigeria: Renewable energy consumption was 86.6% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Renewable energy consumption in Nigeria, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 86.6% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Nigeria peaked at 88.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.9% | 84.5% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 83.0% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 86.2% | 87.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Nigeria?
- Renewable energy consumption in Nigeria was 86.6% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption