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Nigeria - Renewable Energy Adoption 80.3

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked

Latest value

80.3 (2021)

Global rank

##16 of 212 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 1990

0.91×

Ranking Race — Renewable Energy Adoption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#5#9#13#17#21#2519901995200020052010201520202022#19#162015 overtook Togo2020 overtook Niger
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. Nigeria climbed from #19 to #16 (overtook Togo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Overtook Togo in global rank auto
2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2020
Overtook Niger in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

Renewable Energy Adoption, 1990-2021

World Bank WDI · % (share) of final energy consumption · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202179.982.885.788.6
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