Nigeria Electricity Production

2005 - 2023 | Quarterly | GWh | CEIC Data

Key information about Nigeria Electricity Production

  • Electricity Production in Nigeria reached 8,415 GWh in Sep 2023, compared with 8,767 GWh in the previous quarter.
  • Electricity Production data of Nigeria is updated quarterly averaging at 7,026 GWh from Mar 2005 to Sep 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 9,936 GWh in Sep 2015 and a record low of 3,247 GWh in Jun 2009.

CEIC calculates Electricity Generation from quarterly Electricity Generation Average per Hour by multiplying it by the number of hours in the quarter. The number of hours used is 24*90. The Central Bank of Nigeria provides Electricity Generation Average per Hour.

View Nigeria's Electricity Production from Mar 2005 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Nigeria Electricity Production

What was Nigeria's Electricity Production in Sep 2023?

Electricity Production in Nigeria reached 8,415 GWh in Sep 2023, compared with 8,767 GWh in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8,415 Sep 2023 8,767 Jun 2023 3,247 Jun 2009 9,936 Sep 2015 GWh quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (GWh) 2,129 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Algeria (GWh) 7,593 Sep 2021 monthly Jul 1999 - Sep 2021
Argentina (GWh) 12,573 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2024
Armenia (kWh) 778,700,000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2024
Australia (GWh) 252,260 2012 yearly 1960 - 2012
Austria (GWh) 7,403 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 2008 - Jan 2024
Azerbaijan (GWh) 29,040 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Bahrain (GWh) 3,635 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2016
Bangladesh (GWh) 6,030 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 1993 - Dec 2023
Belarus (GWh) 3,126 Apr 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Apr 2022
Belgium (GWh) 6,655 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (GWh) 9,381 2019 yearly 1992 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (GWh) 18,536 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Botswana (GWh) 249 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Brazil (GWh) 58,074 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2024
Brunei (GWh) 4,390 2022 yearly 1971 - 2022
Bulgaria (GWh) 3,723 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Cambodia (GWh) 15,800 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Canada (GWh) 62,908 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2024
Chile (GWh) 7,015 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
China (GWh) 828,980 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 1986 - Dec 2023
Colombia (GWh) 6,559 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 1995 - Feb 2024
Croatia (GWh) 1,537 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2008 - Jan 2024
Cyprus (GWh) 5,268 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Czech Republic (GWh) 84,819 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Denmark (GWh) 4,051 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Ecuador (GWh) 36,683 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023
Egypt (GWh) 16,900 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2023
Estonia (GWh) 513 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
European Union (GWh) 239,268 Dec 2023 monthly Oct 2008 - Dec 2023
Finland (GWh) 6,941 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
France (GWh) 46,484 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Georgia (GWh) 1,022 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 2006 - Feb 2024
Germany (GWh) 20,350 May 2021 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2021
Ghana (GWh) 23,163 2022 yearly 1971 - 2022
Greece (GWh) 4,484 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (GWh) 11,420 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2023
Hungary (GWh) 35,699 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Iceland (GWh) 19,489 2019 yearly 1915 - 2019
India (GWh) 129,449 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1987 - Mar 2024
Indonesia (GWh) 323,321 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Iran (GWh) 355,948 2022 yearly 1964 - 2022
Ireland (GWh) 2,873 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Israel (GWh) 75,963 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Italy (GWh) 19,331 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Ivory Coast (GWh) 9,835 2018 yearly 1990 - 2018
Japan (GWh) 74,775 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2023
Jordan (GWh) 20,501 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022
Kazakhstan (GWh) 11,009 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2000 - Jan 2024
Kenya (GWh) 1,026 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Jan 2024
South Korea (GWh) 54,212 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1961 - Jan 2024
Kosovo (GWh) 540 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (GWh) 4,675 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Kyrgyzstan (GWh) 13,826 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Laos (GWh) 44,915 2021 yearly 1985 - 2021
Latvia (GWh) 794 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Lebanon (GWh) 632 May 2021 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2021
Lithuania (GWh) 740 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Luxembourg (GWh) 2,258 2022 yearly 1938 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (GWh) 40 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
North Macedonia (GWh) 594 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Malawi (GWh) 121 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2023
Malaysia (GWh) 15,226 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Malta (GWh) 193 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2022
Mauritius (GWh) 3,119 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Mexico (GWh) 24,795 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2023
Moldova (GWh) 145 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Feb 2024
Mongolia (GWh) 7,070 2020 yearly 1989 - 2020
Montenegro (GWh) 2,949 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Morocco (GWh) 40,512 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
Mozambique (GWh) 906 2020 yearly 2006 - 2020
Myanmar (GWh) 2,000 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Jul 2022
Nepal (GWh) 10,536 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Netherlands (GWh) 11,712 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
New Zealand (GWh) 10,603 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1974 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (GWh) 8,415 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Norway (GWh) 11,426 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2021
Oman (GWh) 2,754 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2023
Pakistan (GWh) 9,966 Dec 2021 monthly Nov 1987 - Dec 2021
Panama (GWh) 1,028 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (GWh) 57,626 2011 yearly 1971 - 2011
Peru (GWh) 5,386 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Jan 2024
Philippines (GWh) 111,516 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Poland (GWh) 13,797 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2024
Portugal (GWh) 5,468 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2024
Qatar (GWh) 2,962 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Feb 2024
Romania (GWh) 5,442 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Russia (GWh) 118,024 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Saudi Arabia (GWh) 338,031 2020 yearly 1970 - 2020
Serbia (GWh) 44,785 2022 yearly 2004 - 2022
Singapore (GWh) 4,820 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2024
Slovakia (GWh) 3,033 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2024
Slovenia (GWh) 1,328 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
South Africa (GWh) 17,410 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2024
Spain (GWh) 19,802 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 1977 - Apr 2019
Sri Lanka (GWh) 1,269 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Sudan (GWh) 17,563 2021 yearly 1992 - 2021
Sweden (GWh) 17,318 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1974 - Jan 2024
Switzerland (GWh) 5,940 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Syria (GWh) 41,079 2011 yearly 1971 - 2011

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Nigeria Key Series

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,071.175 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 101,710.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NGN bn) 69,308.370 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NGN bn) 205,772.040 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (NGN bn) 42,354.640 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Federal Govt Balance (NGN bn) -2,347.160 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Gross Federation Account Revenue (NGN bn) 4,791.390 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Gross Federation Account Revenue: Oil (NGN bn) 814.230 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Federal Govt Expenditure (NGN bn) 4,040.180 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Federal Govt Expenditure: Recurrent (NGN bn) 2,791.110 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Federal Govt Expenditure: Capital (NGN bn) 1,043.310 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Federal Govt Revenue (NGN bn) 1,693.020 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Domestic (NGN bn) 53,258.012 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -1.879 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,889.4 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,751.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 82.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 165,856.846 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 2,876.353 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 480.530 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,989.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 34.5 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 755,360.705 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 508,406.689 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 332.105 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 176.789 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2009 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 24.772 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 715.679 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2023
Imports (NGN mn) 2,429,185.197 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Total Trade (NGN mn) 6,865,948.584 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Crude Oil (NGN mn) 3,404,818.113 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 523,568.988 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports (NGN mn) 4,284,566.609 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 299,453.208 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 93,037.938 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Mineral Products (NGN mn) 24,389,951.388 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Vegetable Products (NGN mn) 316,546.604 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Europe: ow Germany (NGN mn) 68,742.651 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Imports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 71,966.938 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Imports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 158,090.619 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Asia: ow China (NGN mn) 631,502.155 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2023
Imports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 159,407.643 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (NGN mn) 810,486.908 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Manufactured Goods (NGN mn) 184,959.341 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Imports: Food and Live Animals (NGN mn) 364,417.505 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Chemicals and Chemical Products (NGN mn) 385,751.608 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (NGN mn) 639,703.694 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 274.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,348.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 752.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 337.399 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -2.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 339.714 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 42,495.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,005.6 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.890 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -80,930.532 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
BoP: CA: Current Transfers (USD mn) 5,442.967 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Direct Investment (USD mn) 94.452 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,000.946 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -182.419 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Reserves Assets (USD mn) 1,437.945 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Other Investment (USD mn) -1,699.632 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 5,452.430 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Other Investment (USD mn) 848.311 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 2,798.047 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn) -505.024 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -3,132.845 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 14,585.159 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,938.423 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets (USD mn) -1,085.664 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: Net Errors & Omission (USD mn) -3,201.073 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (USD mn) 510.828 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,295.268 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 852.759 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Income (USD mn) -2,264.294 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (USD mn) -11,787.111 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (USD mn) -2,775.122 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (USD mn) -4,428.113 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Service Payments (USD mn) 194.440 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2018
External Debt: Government (USD mn) 42,495.160 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Government: International Capital Market (USD mn) 15,118.350 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Capital Inflow: Foreign Direct Investment (USD) 20,080,525.860 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.1 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,315.011 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2021
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 19,608.589 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Feb 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 60,857.230 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) 77.6 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1993 - Feb 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 45.0 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2005 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 32,360.0 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.771 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.9 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,273.284 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1950 - Sep 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 84,213.801 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1992 - Dec 2019
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.6 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1993 - Dec 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 74,341.2 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 63.6 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1993 - Feb 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 16.22 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Base Money (NGN mn) 21,230,656.700 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: M1 (NGN mn) 30,277,249.260 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Feb 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M3 (NGN mn) 35,345,802.020 Jun 2020 monthly Nov 1992 - Jun 2020
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: Quasi Money (NGN mn) 63,691,242.700 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Feb 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2 (NGN mn) 93,968,491.960 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Feb 2024
Non Performing Loans to Gross Loans (%) 4.210 Dec 2022 semiannually Dec 2003 - Dec 2022
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -0.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jul 2015 - Nov 2023

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