Alternative and nuclear energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Alternative and nuclear energy was 17.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Alternative and nuclear energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alternative and nuclear energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 17.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 327.7% on the previous year and up 429.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 17.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1993.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Alternative and nuclear energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +327.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alternative and nuclear energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +327.7% | 4.1% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 3.9% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Norway 50.0% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49.6% compare
- 7 Switzerland 48.0% compare
- 8 Tajikistan 43.4% compare
- 9 New Zealand 41.8% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 37.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 23.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 16.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 40.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.0% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 376.79 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 17.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 429.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.