Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nigeria
Nigeria: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 13.01 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nigeria is 13.01 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.6% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nigeria peaked at 13.01 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.54 terawatt-hours, in 2009.
That places Nigeria 66th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.59 terawatt-hours | 4.54 terawatt-hours | 8.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.75 terawatt-hours | 5.37 terawatt-hours | 8.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 terawatt-hours | 7.81 terawatt-hours | 13.01 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 63 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.92 terawatt-hours compare
- 64 Israel 13.9 terawatt-hours compare
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 13.37 terawatt-hours compare
- 67 Costa Rica 12.81 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Kenya 12.64 terawatt-hours compare
- 69 Sudan 11.77 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.7% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 237.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 151.48 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.71 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5837 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nigeria?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Nigeria was 13.01 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.01 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Nigeria ranks 66th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.