Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was 38.55 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Nigeria, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Nigeria is 38.55 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3,152.4% on the previous year and up 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Nigeria peaked at 40.53 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -20.77 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Nigeria 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 39.19 % change on previous year | +689.4% |
| 2003 | -9.47 % change on previous year | -124.2% |
| 2004 | 8.85 % change on previous year | -193.5% |
| 2005 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 2006 | -19.41 % change on previous year | +363.5% |
| 2007 | -0.4785 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 2008 | -8.17 % change on previous year | +1608.2% |
| 2009 | -20.77 % change on previous year | +154.1% |
| 2010 | 40.53 % change on previous year | -295.2% |
| 2011 | -7.68 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 2012 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 2013 | -5.62 % change on previous year | +65.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3724 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 2015 | 20.04 % change on previous year | +5280.0% |
| 2016 | 26.89 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 2017 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -118.6% |
| 2018 | -0.3846 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 2019 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -2576.2% |
| 2020 | -8.23 % change on previous year | -186.4% |
| 2021 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -145.1% |
| 2022 | 15.93 % change on previous year | +328.9% |
| 2023 | -1.17 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2024 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -201.2% |
| 2025 | 38.55 % change on previous year | +3152.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 38.55 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 % change on previous year, 12.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 38.55 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2741 % change on previous year, 140.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +5280.0% | 0.3724 % change on previous year | 20.04 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | +3152.4% | 1.19 % change on previous year | 38.55 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +2576.2% | -0.3846 % change on previous year | 9.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.05 % change on previous year | -20.77 % change on previous year | 39.19 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.53 % change on previous year | -7.68 % change on previous year | 40.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 % change on previous year | -8.23 % change on previous year | 38.55 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 50 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 50 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Niger 50 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iraq 38.07 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Benin 33.33 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Ethiopia 32.42 % change on previous year compare
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Nigeria?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Nigeria was 38.55 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.53 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.77 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.