Energy
Nigeria
Coal
exports
17 metric tons (2023 est.)
imports
600 metric tons (2023 est.)
production
1.322 million metric tons (2023 est.)
consumption
1.326 million metric tons (2023 est.)
proven reserves
2.144 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum
total petroleum production
1.514 million bbl/day (2023 est.)
crude oil estimated reserves
36.89 billion barrels (2021 est.)
refined petroleum consumption
527,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Electricity
exports
2.4 billion kWh (2023 est.)
consumption
34.135 billion kWh (2023 est.)
installed generating capacity
4.094 million kW (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses
5.974 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Natural gas
exports
16.324 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
production
38.248 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
consumption
19.885 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
proven reserves
5.761 trillion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Electricity access
electrification - rural areas
27%
electrification - urban areas
89%
electrification - total population
60.5% (2022 est.)
Energy consumption per capita
Total energy consumption per capita 2023
7.993 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources
solar
0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
fossil fuels
77.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity
22.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste
0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)