Solid biofuels — Energy production in Nigeria

Nigeria: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 1.37 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.37 million TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.37 million TJ
in 2023
All-time low
583,938 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy production in Nigeria, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 583.9k TJ1991: 588.4k TJ1992: 605.6k TJ1993: 621.7k TJ1994: 634.8k TJ1995: 655.9k TJ1996: 688.7k TJ1997: 718.0k TJ1998: 747.6k TJ1999: 770.1k TJ2000: 720.8k TJ2001: 745.1k TJ2002: 771.3k TJ2003: 801.3k TJ2004: 829.1k TJ2005: 859.4k TJ2006: 895.2k TJ2007: 958.9k TJ2008: 980.8k TJ2009: 1.0M TJ2010: 1.1M TJ2011: 1.1M TJ2012: 1.2M TJ2013: 1.2M TJ2014: 1.1M TJ2015: 1.1M TJ2016: 1.2M TJ2017: 1.2M TJ2018: 1.2M TJ2019: 1.2M TJ2020: 1.3M TJ2021: 1.3M TJ2022: 1.4M TJ2023: 1.4M TJ2024: 1.4M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 1.37 million TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Nigeria peaked at 1.37 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 583,938 TJ, in 1990.

That places Nigeria 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 661,480 TJ 583,938 TJ 770,083 TJ 10
2000s 856,414 TJ 720,812 TJ 1.00 million TJ 10
2010s 1.17 million TJ 1.07 million TJ 1.25 million TJ 10
2020s 1.34 million TJ 1.28 million TJ 1.37 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 5 Brazil 3.62 million TJ compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia 1.80 million TJ compare
  3. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.40 million TJ compare
  4. 9 Uganda 896,898 TJ compare
  5. 10 Indonesia 874,002 TJ compare
  6. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 854,208 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid biofuels — energy production in Nigeria?
Solid biofuels — energy production in Nigeria was 1.37 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.37 million TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 583,938 TJ in 1990.
How does Nigeria rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
Nigeria ranks 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,188 data points, 1990–2024
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