Fossil electricity share in Nigeria
Oil, gas and coal produced 72.9% of electricity in Nigeria in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2005.
Nigeria, 2024
72.9%
Change from 2023
−4.3percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Fossil electricity share in Nigeria over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.9% | – |
| 2023 | 77.1% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.3 percentage points from 77.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 86.0%, the figure has changed by −13.1 percentage points.