Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Chad, at 97.4% against 8.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from oil sources

Chad

97.4%

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

8.8%

in 2024

Chad rank

13th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

10th

Electricity production from oil sources over time

Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Chad currently reports 97.4% against 8.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 88.6%.

That makes Chad's figure about 11.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 210 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	100.0%	2.8%	97.2%	Chad
2000s	100.0%	4.4%	95.6%	Chad
2010s	99.7%	6.5%	93.3%	Chad
2020s	97.4%	6.4%	91.0%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Chad, at 97.4% against 8.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 88.6%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?: Chad ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 7,945 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.