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STAT Nigeria United States HISTORY
Consumption 20.38 billion kWh
Ranked 45th.
3.89 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 191 times more than Nigeria

Consumption > Per capita 142.26 kWh per capita
Ranked 120th.
12,747.49 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 90 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by households 7.7 billion kWh
Ranked 56th.
1.36 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 177 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by households and other consumers per capita 80.6 kWh
Ranked 151st.
9,437.73 kWh
Ranked 6th. 117 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by households per capita 55.16 kWh
Ranked 144th.
4,599.49 kWh
Ranked 7th. 83 times more than Nigeria

Consumption per capita 130.51 kWh
Ranked 114th.
12,736.19 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 98 times more than Nigeria

Exports 0.0
Ranked 128th.
12 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.

From other renewable sources 0.0
Ranked 161st.
5.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 35th.
Installed generating capacity 5.9 million kW
Ranked 57th.
1.04 billion kW
Ranked 1st. 176 times more than Nigeria
Installed generating capacity per thousand people 36.94 kW
Ranked 158th.
3,358.91 kW
Ranked 9th. 91 times more than Nigeria
Production 24.87 billion kWh
Ranked 45th.
4.1 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 165 times more than Nigeria

Production > KWh 22.98 billion
Ranked 64th.
4.32 trillion
Ranked 1st. 188 times more than Nigeria

Production > Per capita 162.33 kWh per capita
Ranked 140th.
13,527.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 83 times more than Nigeria

Production by source > Nuclear 0.0
Ranked 177th.
20.7%
Ranked 19th.
Production per capita 148.93 kWh
Ranked 135th.
13,515.56 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 91 times more than Nigeria

Imports 0.0
Ranked 122nd.
59.26 billion kWh
Ranked 1st.

From nuclear fuels 0.0
Ranked 147th.
9.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 15th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 79.59 kWh per capita
Ranked 168th.
9,409.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 118 times more than Nigeria

Production > KWh > Per capita 145.46 per capita
Ranked 111th.
13,553.55 per capita
Ranked 6th. 93 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production per capita 102.8 kWh
Ranked 146th.
10,659.14 kWh
Ranked 6th. 104 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by households > Per capita 54.47 kWh per capita
Ranked 155th.
4,585.62 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 84 times more than Nigeria

From fossil fuels 67.1% of total installed capacity
Ranked 100th.
75.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 90th. 12% more than Nigeria
Production by source > Fossil fuel 61.9%
Ranked 128th.
71.4%
Ranked 114th. 15% more than Nigeria
Consumption by industry and construction per capita 11.94 kWh
Ranked 149th.
3,126.15 kWh
Ranked 18th. 262 times more than Nigeria

Net inland availability > Per capita 91.38 kWh per capita
Ranked 173th.
12,551.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 137 times more than Nigeria

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh 6.91 billion kWh
Ranked 45th.
271.12 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Nigeria

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita 50.83 kWh
Ranked 88th.
925.93 kWh
Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by households and other consumers 11.25 billion kWh
Ranked 63th.
2.79 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 248 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 11.79 kWh per capita
Ranked 156th.
3,116.73 kWh per capita
Ranked 20th. 264 times more than Nigeria

Net > Production 19.99 billion kWh
Ranked 66th.
4.08 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 204 times more than Nigeria

Net > Production per capita 143.24 kWh
Ranked 155th.
13,806.18 kWh
Ranked 8th. 96 times more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production 6.12 billion kWh
Ranked 49th.
290.42 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 47 times more than Nigeria

Gross inland availability > Per capita 141.44 kWh per capita
Ranked 174th.
13,847.96 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 98 times more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production per capita 43.83 kWh
Ranked 108th.
982.76 kWh
Ranked 28th. 22 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production 14.35 billion kWh
Ranked 63th.
3.15 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 220 times more than Nigeria

Consumption > Date of > Information 2003 2003
Production by source > Hydro 38.1%
Ranked 71st. 7 times more than United States
5.6%
Ranked 120th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita 4.66 kWh
Ranked 109th.
475.15 kWh
Ranked 27th. 102 times more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita 1.45 kWh
Ranked 37th.
11.27 kWh
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production > Public per capita 102.8 kWh
Ranked 141st.
10,133.49 kWh
Ranked 6th. 99 times more than Nigeria

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer 20.47 billion kWh
Ranked 67th.
4.29 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Nigeria

Production from coal sources > Kwh 14 million kWh
Ranked 66th.
2.09 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 149318 times more than Nigeria

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh 12.68 billion kWh
Ranked 41st.
731.55 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Nigeria

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses 6.88 billion kWh
Ranked 31st.
264.48 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Nigeria

Energy balance requirement > Per capita 43.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 123th.
3,917.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 91 times more than Nigeria

Energy balance requirement 6.12 billion kWh
Ranked 62nd.
1.16 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 190 times more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production > Per capita 43.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 112th.
979.8 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th. 23 times more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production > Public 5.92 billion kWh
Ranked 48th.
287.09 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 49 times more than Nigeria

Imports > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 103th.
187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.

Net inland availability 12.92 billion kWh
Ranked 69th.
3.72 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 288 times more than Nigeria

Net > Production > Per capita 141.44 kWh per capita
Ranked 174th.
13,764.55 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 97 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production > Per capita 101.52 kWh per capita
Ranked 164th.
10,627 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 105 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production > Self-producer 122 million kWh
Ranked 80th.
155.34 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 1273 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 1.22 kWh per capita
Ranked 121st.
524.06 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th. 430 times more than Nigeria

Total > Production > Public 20.27 billion kWh
Ranked 67th.
4.13 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 204 times more than Nigeria

Total > Production > Public > Per capita 143.37 kWh per capita
Ranked 174th.
13,925.58 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 97 times more than Nigeria

Total > Production > Self-producer 202 million kWh
Ranked 83th.
158.67 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 785 times more than Nigeria

Production from oil sources > Kwh 634 million kWh
Ranked 84th.
139.13 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 219 times more than Nigeria

Station use and station loss per capita 3.4 kWh
Ranked 135th.
698.44 kWh
Ranked 6th. 206 times more than Nigeria

Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 1.43 kWh per capita
Ranked 127th.
535.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th. 375 times more than Nigeria

Production by source > Other 0.0
Ranked 177th.
2.3%
Ranked 24th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita 11.94 kWh
Ranked 148th.
1,993.15 kWh
Ranked 18th. 167 times more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production > Public per capita 42.38 kWh
Ranked 106th.
971.49 kWh
Ranked 27th. 23 times more than Nigeria

Production from coal sources > % of total 0.09%
Ranked 66th.
50.4%
Ranked 16th. 560 times more than Nigeria

Net inland availability per capita 92.54 kWh
Ranked 156th.
12,589.28 kWh
Ranked 9th. 136 times more than Nigeria

Total > Production > Public per capita 145.19 kWh
Ranked 155th.
13,967.7 kWh
Ranked 7th. 96 times more than Nigeria

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita 146.63 kWh
Ranked 155th.
14,504.62 kWh
Ranked 8th. 99 times more than Nigeria

Imports per capita 0.0
Ranked 98th.
187.51 kWh
Ranked 23th.

Production from oil sources > % of total 3.13%
Ranked 76th.
3.35%
Ranked 72nd. 7% more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita 41.85 kWh per capita
Ranked 110th.
968.56 kWh per capita
Ranked 28th. 23 times more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production > Self-producer 202 million kWh
Ranked 24th.
3.33 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Nigeria

Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 1.43 kWh per capita
Ranked 37th.
11.24 kWh per capita
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Nigeria

Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita 0.14 kWh per capita
Ranked 67th.
7,118.73 kWh per capita
Ranked 2nd. 50848 times more than Nigeria

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita 91.86 kWh per capita
Ranked 77th.
2,491.19 kWh per capita
Ranked 16th. 27 times more than Nigeria

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita 50.09 kWh per capita
Ranked 90th.
923.25 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th. 18 times more than Nigeria

Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita 4.59 kWh per capita
Ranked 110th.
473.78 kWh per capita
Ranked 28th. 103 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by public lighting per capita 0.291 kWh
Ranked 62nd.
60 kWh
Ranked 10th. 206 times more than Nigeria
Energy balance requirement per capita 43.83 kWh
Ranked 119th.
3,929.15 kWh
Ranked 11th. 90 times more than Nigeria

Exports per capita 0.0
Ranked 102nd.
79.19 kWh
Ranked 22nd.

Gross inland availability per capita 143.24 kWh
Ranked 154th.
13,889.84 kWh
Ranked 10th. 97 times more than Nigeria

Total > Production > Self-producer per capita 1.45 kWh
Ranked 122nd.
536.92 kWh
Ranked 23th. 371 times more than Nigeria

Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita 0.139 kWh
Ranked 66th.
7,139.4 kWh
Ranked 2nd. 51298 times more than Nigeria

Station use and station loss 474 million kWh
Ranked 73th.
206.4 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 435 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by other industries and construction 1.67 billion kWh
Ranked 92nd.
589.01 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 354 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by industry and construction 1.67 billion kWh
Ranked 95th.
923.83 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 555 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by other consumers 3.55 billion kWh
Ranked 61st.
1.43 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 403 times more than Nigeria

Gross inland availability 19.99 billion kWh
Ranked 66th.
4.1 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 205 times more than Nigeria

Station use and station loss > Per capita 3.35 kWh per capita
Ranked 152nd.
696.34 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 208 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production > Public 14.35 billion kWh
Ranked 61st.
2.99 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita 101.52 kWh per capita
Ranked 160th.
10,102.93 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 100 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita 11.79 kWh per capita
Ranked 155th.
1,987.14 kWh per capita
Ranked 22nd. 169 times more than Nigeria

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita 48.66 kWh per capita
Ranked 137th.
892.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Nigeria

Exports > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 107th.
79.26 kWh per capita
Ranked 21st.

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita 144.8 kWh per capita
Ranked 174th.
14,460.89 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 100 times more than Nigeria

Consumption by other consumers per capita 25.45 kWh
Ranked 134th.
4,838.24 kWh
Ranked 5th. 190 times more than Nigeria

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita 49.28 kWh
Ranked 127th.
894.97 kWh
Ranked 11th. 18 times more than Nigeria

Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita 1.21 kWh
Ranked 121st.
525.65 kWh
Ranked 23th. 433 times more than Nigeria

Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total 34.18%
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than United States
6.54%
Ranked 85th.

From hydroelectric plants 32.8% of total installed capacity
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than United States
7.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 104th.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita 0.291 kWh per capita
Ranked 60th.
60 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 206 times more than Nigeria
Consumption by public lighting 30 million kWh
Ranked 36th.
15.18 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 506 times more than Nigeria
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita 93.21 kWh
Ranked 77th.
2,498.42 kWh
Ranked 16th. 27 times more than Nigeria

Production from natural gas sources > % of total 62.68%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than United States
17.64%
Ranked 55th.

Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 25.13 kWh per capita
Ranked 143th.
4,823.65 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 192 times more than Nigeria

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics \xA9 OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and Energy Balances of OECD Countries.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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