Total electricity output in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total electricity output was 31,426 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Nigeria, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Nigeria is 31,426 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Nigeria peaked at 31,426 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13,463 GWh, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 64th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,463 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 14,167 GWh | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 14,834 GWh | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 14,505 GWh | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 15,531 GWh | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 15,857 GWh | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 16,243 GWh | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 16,117 GWh | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15,111 GWh | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 16,089 GWh | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 14,727 GWh | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 15,462 GWh | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 21,545 GWh | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 20,184 GWh | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 24,275 GWh | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 23,539 GWh | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 23,110 GWh | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 22,978 GWh | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 21,110 GWh | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 19,777 GWh | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 26,121 GWh | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 27,034 GWh | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 28,706 GWh | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 28,883 GWh | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 30,390 GWh | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 31,426 GWh | +3.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 31,426 GWh is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 31,426 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 23.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +39.3% | 15,462 GWh | 21,545 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,192 GWh | 13,463 GWh | 16,243 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,671 GWh | 14,727 GWh | 24,275 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,760 GWh | 26,121 GWh | 31,426 GWh | 6 |
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 total electricity output in Nigeria?
- Total electricity output in Nigeria was 31,426 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31,426 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,463 GWh in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for total electricity output?
- Nigeria ranks 64th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants