Total final energy consumption in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total final energy consumption was 4.99 million TFEC in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total final 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, total final energy consumption in Nigeria stood at 4.99 million TFEC. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total final energy consumption in Nigeria peaked at 4.99 million TFEC in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million TFEC, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 13th 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 | 2.81 million TFEC | 2.47 million TFEC | 3.15 million TFEC | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.77 million TFEC | 3.27 million TFEC | 4.15 million TFEC | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 million TFEC | 4.41 million TFEC | 4.99 million TFEC | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 10 Indonesia 6.51 million TFEC compare
- 11 France 5.63 million TFEC compare
- 12 South Korea 5.31 million TFEC compare
- 14 United Kingdom 4.93 million TFEC compare
- 15 Mexico 4.79 million TFEC compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 4.77 million TFEC compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total final energy consumption in Nigeria?
- Total final energy consumption in Nigeria was 4.99 million TFEC 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 final energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 million TFEC in 2015.
- What is the lowest total final energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million TFEC in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for total final energy consumption?
- Nigeria ranks 13th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total final energy consumption rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 final energy consumption (TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total final energy consumption (TFEC): This indicator is derived form energy balances statistics and is equivalent to total final consumption excluding non-energy use.