Nigeria - Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)

The value for Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in Nigeria was 763.63 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 798.63 in 2012 and a minimum value of 579.08 in 1971.

Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 579.08
1972 585.42
1973 597.10
1974 600.39
1975 608.45
1976 622.34
1977 636.36
1978 646.09
1979 653.44
1980 665.44
1981 676.76
1982 692.19
1983 693.97
1984 678.17
1985 683.23
1986 671.91
1987 677.27
1988 679.27
1989 684.86
1990 697.61
1991 712.68
1992 722.40
1993 715.86
1994 681.11
1995 682.67
1996 694.18
1997 700.05
1998 687.51
1999 694.56
2000 703.64
2001 720.45
2002 725.01
2003 747.02
2004 748.75
2005 758.37
2006 744.94
2007 751.18
2008 753.25
2009 721.81
2010 756.35
2011 778.84
2012 798.63
2013 780.14
2014 763.63

Development Relevance: In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Governments in many countries are increasingly aware of the urgent need to make better use of the world's energy resources. Improved energy efficiency is often the most economic and readily available means of improving energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity. World Bank population estimates are used to calculate per capita data. Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use