Food Retail — Energy Use in Nigeria

Nigeria: Food Retail — Energy Use was 20,972 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20,972 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 184 countries
All-time high
20,972 TJ
in 2022
All-time low
4,641 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Energy Use in Nigeria, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 4.6k TJ1991: 5.2k TJ1992: 5.2k TJ1993: 6.0k TJ1994: 5.8k TJ1995: 5.7k TJ1996: 5.7k TJ1997: 5.6k TJ1998: 5.5k TJ1999: 5.7k TJ2000: 5.9k TJ2001: 6.1k TJ2002: 7.8k TJ2003: 8.2k TJ2004: 10.3k TJ2005: 11.2k TJ2006: 10.7k TJ2007: 14.4k TJ2008: 12.9k TJ2009: 12.2k TJ2010: 14.3k TJ2011: 16.5k TJ2012: 18.3k TJ2013: 17.0k TJ2014: 17.5k TJ2015: 17.9k TJ2016: 18.5k TJ2017: 18.9k TJ2018: 19.3k TJ2019: 19.7k TJ2020: 20.1k TJ2021: 20.5k TJ2022: 21.0k TJ2023: 21.0k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — energy use in Nigeria stood at 20,972 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Nigeria peaked at 20,972 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,641 TJ, in 1990.

Nigeria ranks 54th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Energy Use in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 4,641 TJ —
1991 5,175 TJ +11.5%
1992 5,170 TJ -0.1%
1993 6,036 TJ +16.8%
1994 5,759 TJ -4.6%
1995 5,698 TJ -1.1%
1996 5,741 TJ +0.8%
1997 5,585 TJ -2.7%
1998 5,528 TJ -1.0%
1999 5,717 TJ +3.4%
2000 5,852 TJ +2.4%
2001 6,141 TJ +4.9%
2002 7,762 TJ +26.4%
2003 8,174 TJ +5.3%
2004 10,286 TJ +25.8%
2005 11,215 TJ +9.0%
2006 10,712 TJ -4.5%
2007 14,359 TJ +34.1%
2008 12,900 TJ -10.2%
2009 12,168 TJ -5.7%
2010 14,322 TJ +17.7%
2011 16,468 TJ +15.0%
2012 18,296 TJ +11.1%
2013 16,963 TJ -7.3%
2014 17,500 TJ +3.2%
2015 17,920 TJ +2.4%
2016 18,486 TJ +3.2%
2017 18,887 TJ +2.2%
2018 19,294 TJ +2.2%
2019 19,705 TJ +2.1%
2020 20,124 TJ +2.1%
2021 20,545 TJ +2.1%
2022 20,972 TJ +2.1%
2023 20,972 TJ +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 20,972 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,240 TJ, 9.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 20,972 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,155 TJ, 18.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — Energy Use 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +34.1% 10,712 TJ 14,359 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,505 TJ 4,641 TJ 6,036 TJ 10
2000s 9,957 TJ 5,852 TJ 14,359 TJ 10
2010s 17,784 TJ 14,322 TJ 19,705 TJ 10
2020s 20,653 TJ 20,124 TJ 20,972 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 51 Peru 23,014 TJ compare
  2. 52 Ireland 22,933 TJ compare
  3. 53 Greece 22,120 TJ compare
  4. 55 Belarus 20,848 TJ compare
  5. 56 Kuwait 19,548 TJ compare
  6. 57 Slovakia 17,489 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — energy use in Nigeria?
Food retail — energy use in Nigeria was 20,972 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 20,972 TJ in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 4,641 TJ in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for food retail — energy use?
Nigeria ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,179 data points, 1990–2023
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