Access to electricity during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the access to electricity changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PDP Olusegun Obasanjo | 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | +6.3 pp 1998 → 2006 | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 2 | APC Muhammadu Buhari | 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | +6.3 pp 2014 → 2022 | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 3 | PDP Goodluck Jonathan | 9 Feb 2010 – 29 May 2015 | +4.2 pp 2009 → 2014 | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 4 | N Sani Abacha | 17 Nov 1993 – 9 Jun 1998 | +3.4 pp 1993 → 1997 | +0.9 pp/yr | |
| 5 | PDP Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | 29 May 2007 – 9 Feb 2010 | +2.4 pp 2006 → 2009 | +0.8 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of population · World Bank (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS), share of the population with an electricity connection, from household surveys with the World Bank's estimates between them, yearly · Nigeria data · as of Aug 2026.