Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Nigeria
Nigeria: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Nigeria, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Nigeria is 27, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Nigeria peaked at 34 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 185th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5 | — |
| 2001 | 21.8 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22.1 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 32.7 | +48.0% |
| 2004 | 22.8 | -30.3% |
| 2005 | 23.1 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.5 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 25.3 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 25.6 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 24.6 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 23.5 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 31 | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 27 | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 31.6 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 27.1 | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 25.9 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 34 | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 22.6 | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 31 | +37.2% |
| 2019 | 25.5 | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 24.6 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 26.3 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 27 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3 | 21.5 | 32.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.92 | 22.6 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.97 | 24.6 | 27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Nigeria?
- Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Nigeria was 27 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
- Nigeria ranks 185th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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