Which has higher renewable electricity output, Luxembourg or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Luxembourg, at 89.0% against 32.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

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

Luxembourg vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Renewable electricity output

Luxembourg

89.0%

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa

32.5%

in 2021

Luxembourg rank

19th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

18th

Renewable electricity output over time

Luxembourg
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 89.0% against 32.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 56.5%.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.2%	17.9%	9.7%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	34.5%	22.5%	12.1%	Luxembourg
2010s	61.7%	26.2%	35.5%	Luxembourg
2020s	88.8%	32.1%	56.7%	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity output, Luxembourg or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Luxembourg, at 89.0% against 32.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in renewable electricity output between Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 56.5%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for renewable electricity output?: Luxembourg ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Unit: % of total electricity output
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 7,313 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.