Nigeria Electricity Access 1960-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2022 was 0.00%, a 59.5% decline from 2021.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2021 was 59.50%, a 4.1% increase from 2020.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2020 was 55.40%, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2019 was 55.40%, a 1.1% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Nicaragua 0.00%
Sao Tome and Principe 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Cameroon 0.00%
Honduras 0.00%
Sri Lanka 0.00%
Nigeria 0.00%
El Salvador 0.00%
Vanuatu 0.00%
Bhutan 0.00%
Ghana 0.00%
Lao PDR 0.00%
Solomon Islands 0.00%
Vietnam 0.00%
Bolivia 0.00%
Georgia 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Mauritania 0.00%
Sudan 0.00%
Uzbekistan 0.00%
Bangladesh 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Cambodia 0.00%
Mongolia 0.00%
West Bank and Gaza 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Angola 0.00%
Egypt 0.00%
Kyrgyz Republic 0.00%
Myanmar 0.00%
Papua New Guinea 0.00%
Tunisia 0.00%
Djibouti 0.00%
Kenya 0.00%
Moldova 0.00%
Philippines 0.00%
Timor-Leste 0.00%
Cabo Verde 0.00%
India 0.00%
Morocco 0.00%
Pakistan 0.00%
Eswatini 0.00%
Zambia 0.00%
Republic of Congo 0.00%
Indonesia 0.00%
Lesotho 0.00%
Nigeria Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 0.00% -59.50%
2021 59.50% 4.10%
2020 55.40% 0.00%
2019 55.40% -1.10%
2018 56.50% 2.10%
2017 54.40% -4.90%
2016 59.30% 6.80%
2015 52.50% -1.65%
2014 54.15% -1.45%
2013 55.60% 2.58%
2012 53.02% -2.88%
2011 55.90% 7.90%
2010 48.00% -1.97%
2009 49.97% -0.33%
2008 50.30% 0.17%
2007 50.13% 2.55%
2006 47.58% 0.76%
2005 46.82% 0.74%
2004 46.08% -6.12%
2003 52.20% 7.57%
2002 44.63% 0.72%
2001 43.91% 0.73%
2000 43.18% -1.72%
1999 44.90% 3.65%
1998 41.25% 0.85%
1997 40.40% 0.85%
1996 39.55% 0.86%
1995 38.69% 0.86%
1994 37.83% 0.86%
1993 36.96% 0.86%
1992 36.10% 0.86%
1991 35.23% 7.93%
1990 27.30% 27.30%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%