Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Nigeria
Nigeria: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 1.23 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.23 million TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Nigeria peaked at 1.23 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 546,177 TJ, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 7th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 596,236 TJ | 546,177 TJ | 667,950 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 791,958 TJ | 683,239 TJ | 922,803 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million TJ | 981,073 TJ | 1.12 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million TJ | 1.15 million TJ | 1.23 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 4 China, mainland 4.63 million TJ compare
- 5 Brazil 2.08 million TJ compare
- 6 Ethiopia 1.43 million TJ compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.01 million TJ compare
- 9 Indonesia 792,141 TJ compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 740,648 TJ compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Nigeria?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Nigeria was 1.23 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 546,177 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.