Solid biofuels — Energy production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 1.37 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Nigeria, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
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.