Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Ireland
10.86 billion kWh
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
21.41 billion kWh
in 2021
Ireland rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
010.0B20.0B199020052021

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 21.41 billion kWh against 10.86 billion kWh in Ireland, a difference of 10.55 billion kWh.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 2.0 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s -180.00 million kWh -2.97 billion kWh 2.79 billion kWh Ireland
2000s 1.35 billion kWh 3.73 billion kWh 2.38 billion kWh Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 6.55 billion kWh 9.01 billion kWh 2.46 billion kWh Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 11.70 billion kWh 19.60 billion kWh 7.90 billion kWh Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 21.41 billion kWh against 10.86 billion kWh in Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
10.55 billion kWh, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Ireland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,460 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.