Gas share of electricity in Nigeria in 2023 — 77.25%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 113. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 23.6 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77.25 | +1.32 pp |
| 2022 | 75.93 | −1.18 pp |
| 2021 | 77.11 | −1.73 pp |
| 2020 | 78.84 | +1.92 pp |
| 2019 | 76.92 | −1.97 pp |
| 2018 | 78.89 | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 77.79 | −6.6 pp |
| 2016 | 84.39 | −1.31 pp |
| 2015 | 85.7 | −1.28 pp |
| 2014 | 86.97 | +2.62 pp |
| 2013 | 84.35 | +2.58 pp |
| 2012 | 81.78 | +2.21 pp |
| 2011 | 79.57 | +2.67 pp |
| 2010 | 76.9 | −1.79 pp |
| 2009 | 78.69 | +4.02 pp |
| 2008 | 74.67 | +0.97 pp |
| 2007 | 73.69 | +0.24 pp |
| 2006 | 73.46 | +5.91 pp |
| 2005 | 67.55 | +0.49 pp |
| 2004 | 67.06 | +3.35 pp |
| 2003 | 63.71 | +1.38 pp |
| 2002 | 62.32 | −0.32 pp |
| 2001 | 62.64 | −0.08 pp |
| 2000 | 62.72 | +0.93 pp |
| 1999 | 61.79 | +0 pp |
| 1998 | 61.78 | −3.51 pp |
| 1997 | 65.3 | +19.55 pp |
| 1996 | 45.74 | −0.49 pp |
| 1995 | 46.23 | −6.95 pp |
| 1994 | 53.18 | +5.06 pp |
| 1993 | 48.12 | +3.44 pp |
| 1992 | 44.68 | −1.75 pp |
| 1991 | 46.43 | −7.22 pp |
| 1990 | 53.65 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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