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Nigeria vs South Africa
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Renewable Energy

% of energy use
Nigeria 80.3%
South Africa 9.7%
runs on 8.3Γ— the share of renewables of

Electricity per Person

kWh / person / yr
South Africa 3,247
Nigeria 144
uses 22.5Γ— the electricity per person of

Electricity Mix

% of generation
Nigeria 2022
76%
22%
South Africa 2023
85%
Fossil Nuclear Hydro Wind & solar

Electricity Access

% of population
South Africa 90.2%
90% have power 10% in the dark
Nigeria 62.5%
63% have power 38% in the dark
keeps 27.7 pts more homes lit than
The verdict
renewable energy Nigeria
electricity per person South Africa
electricity access South Africa
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Nigeria vs South Africa β€” Energy & Power

One of these has 23Γ— the electricity per person of the other. Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison β€” World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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