Renewable energy consumption in Nigeria
Nigeria: Renewable energy consumption was 4.32 million TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Nigeria stood at 4.32 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Nigeria peaked at 4.32 million TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million TJ, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 4th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 million TJ | 2.17 million TJ | 2.74 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 million TJ | 2.82 million TJ | 3.68 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 million TJ | 3.83 million TJ | 4.32 million TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Nigeria?
- Renewable energy consumption in Nigeria was 4.32 million TJ 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 4.32 million TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million TJ in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste