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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Nigeria: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 41.2% (2024), 157th of 188 in the world and 20th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 70.8 (2024), 178th of 210 in the world and 32nd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.1 (2024), 198th of 208 in the world and 40th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users41.2%2024 · world 157/188 · region 20/46Mobile subscriptions70.82024 · world 178/210 · region 32/48Fixed broadband0.12024 · world 198/208 · region 40/48Fixed telephone0.02024 · world 199/213 · region 38/48
Internet users
NigeriaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199620012006201120162021Nigeria41.2%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
NigeriaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Nigeria70.8Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Nigeria in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population41.2%2024157/18820/460.1%11.5%31.9%+20.2 ppsince 201435.7%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people70.82024178/21032/480.052.495.4−5.3%since 201490.489.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.12024198/20840/48·0.10.0+830%since 20141.15.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.02024199/21338/480.40.60.1−55%since 20140.43.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people982024167/21511/48·171+3,363%since 201490371716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population62.5%2024183/21519/4843.2%48.0%55.4%+8.3 ppsince 201455.1%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population23.5%2024198/21135/4721.5%23.5%24.6%−3.6 ppsince 201435.7%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population85.5%2024186/21324/4883.8%79.8%83.9%+0.8 ppsince 201482.9%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population28.0%2024157/19221/481.0%2.0%19.0%+24.0 ppsince 201422.9%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person141 kWh2024138/14923/3296 kWh141 kWh145 kWh−19%since 2014380 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person317 kgoe2024143/15027/32274 kgoe335 kgoe324 kgoe−9.1%since 2014476 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output14.1%202446/14919/3220.0%15.0%13.9%−0.9 ppsince 201413.4%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Nigeria and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Nigeria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorNigeriaCameroonNigerChadBeninSão Tomé and Príncipe
Internet users41.2%202446.3%202415.6%202412.6%202434.0%202459.1%2024
Mobile subscriptions70.82024108.2202460.6202472.92024125.9202462.42024
Fixed broadband0.120242.120220.120240.020240.320243.02024
Fixed telephone0.020240.220240.420240.020240.020240.82024
Secure servers9820242520245202412024202024422024
Electricity access62.5%202472.0%202421.3%202413.4%202459.0%202477.7%2024
Electricity access, rural23.5%202442.7%202410.8%2024100.0%202445.0%202475.1%2024
Electricity access, urban85.5%202495.6%202469.1%202451.0%202471.6%202478.9%2024
Clean cooking28.0%202432.0%20246.0%202411.0%20248.0%20247.0%2024
Cameroon: digital & energy accessNiger: digital & energy accessChad: digital & energy accessBenin: digital & energy accessSão Tomé and Príncipe: digital & energy access
Digital & energy access in Sub-Saharan Africaall 48 economies rankedDigital & energy access: lower-middle-income countries47 economies rankedDigital & energy access: world leaderboardstop and bottom countriesNigeria: all key statisticscountry profile