Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person.
The figure is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2009.
That places Nigeria 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +35.4% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +36.7% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +35.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 terawatt-hours per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Nigeria?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Nigeria was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.