Angola vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Angola
18.9%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.2%
in 2021
Angola rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Angola
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-20-1001020199020052021

How they compare

Angola currently reports 18.9% against 4.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14.7%.

That makes Angola's figure about 4.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% -1.2% 1.2% Angola
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 0.1% 1.9% 1.9% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 14.3% 3.9% 10.4% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Angola or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Angola, at 18.9% against 4.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14.7%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Angola ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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 (% 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% 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, 7,429 data points, 1990–2021
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.