Nigeria Renewable Energy 1990-2024

Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
  • Nigeria renewable energy for 2015 was 18.20%, a 0.6% increase from 2014.
  • Nigeria renewable energy for 2014 was 17.59%, a 0.85% decline from 2013.
  • Nigeria renewable energy for 2013 was 18.44%, a 1.27% decline from 2012.
  • Nigeria renewable energy for 2012 was 19.71%, a 2.05% decline from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Electricity from Renewables
Lesotho 100.00%
Bhutan 99.99%
Zambia 96.99%
Kenya 87.51%
Lao PDR 86.37%
Kyrgyz Republic 85.19%
Georgia 78.04%
Cameroon 76.12%
Sudan 64.54%
Myanmar 58.85%
El Salvador 57.82%
Republic of Congo 53.34%
Angola 53.17%
Ghana 50.89%
Nicaragua 50.05%
Sri Lanka 48.48%
Eswatini 46.57%
Cambodia 46.42%
Honduras 42.28%
Vietnam 36.73%
Papua New Guinea 34.53%
Pakistan 31.43%
Bolivia 31.40%
Philippines 25.41%
Vanuatu 21.26%
Uzbekistan 20.65%
Cabo Verde 20.21%
Nigeria 18.20%
India 15.34%
Morocco 14.31%
Mauritania 13.37%
Indonesia 10.65%
Sao Tome and Principe 10.47%
Egypt 8.26%
Kiribati 7.27%
Moldova 5.37%
Ukraine 4.38%
Mongolia 3.08%
Tunisia 2.84%
Kosovo 2.29%
Solomon Islands 2.26%
Micronesia 1.60%
Bangladesh 1.23%
West Bank and Gaza 0.00%
Djibouti 0.00%
Timor-Leste 0.00%
Nigeria Renewable Energy - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Renewables Annual Change
2015 18.20% 0.60%
2014 17.59% -0.85%
2013 18.44% -1.27%
2012 19.71% -2.05%
2011 21.76% -2.64%
2010 24.40% 1.50%
2009 22.90% -4.20%
2008 27.10% 0.00%
2007 27.10% 0.00%
2006 27.10% -5.90%
2005 33.00% -0.40%
2004 33.40% -3.50%
2003 36.90% -1.32%
2002 38.22% 0.00%
2001 38.22% 0.00%
2000 38.22% 0.00%
1999 38.21% 0.00%
1998 38.22% 3.51%
1997 34.70% 0.84%
1996 33.86% -0.82%
1995 34.69% -1.13%
1994 35.81% -2.60%
1993 38.41% -2.43%
1992 40.85% -1.02%
1991 41.86% 9.28%
1990 32.59% 9.28%