Africa vs Nigeria: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption
Africa
9.47 million TJ
in 2024
Nigeria
1.23 million TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
Nigeria rank
7th
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption over time
- Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Africa currently reports 9.47 million TJ against 1.23 million TJ in Nigeria, a difference of 8.24 million TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 7.7 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 35 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.44 million TJ | 596,236 TJ | 4.85 million TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 6.93 million TJ | 791,958 TJ | 6.14 million TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 8.28 million TJ | 1.05 million TJ | 7.23 million TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 9.34 million TJ | 1.20 million TJ | 8.13 million TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total bioenergy — energy consumption, Africa or Nigeria?
- Africa, at 9.47 million TJ against 1.23 million TJ in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total bioenergy — energy consumption between Africa and Nigeria?
- 8.24 million TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Nigeria rank globally for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.