Nigeria: Coal consumption

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 Nigeria

Coal consumption, thousand short tons

 Latest value 1,394.13
 Year 2024
 Measure thousand short tons
 Data availability 1980 - 2024
 Average 964.66
 Min - Max 13.23 - 3,354.33
 Source The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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The latest value from 2024 is 1394.13 thousand short tons, a decline from 1457.31 thousand short tons in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 50567.87 thousand short tons, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1980 to 2024 is 964.66 thousand short tons. The minimum value, 13.23 thousand short tons, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 3354.33 thousand short tons was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Nigeria: Coal consumption
 2024 1,394.13
 2023 1,457.31
 2022 3,354.33
 2021 2,762.44
 2020 2,591.92
 2019 3,001.17
 2018 2,967.06
 2017 2,532.75




Definition: Coal consumption includes anthracite, subanthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, brown coal, and oil shale. It also includes net imports of metallurgical coke.

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