Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Electricity generation from fossil fuels was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2009. β² Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara, 2000β2009
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2009, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara stood at 0.09 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara peaked at 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.08 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Western Sahara 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 183 Burundi 0.12 terawatt-hours compare
- 184 Greenland 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 184 Solomon Islands 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
- 186 Samoa 0.09 terawatt-hours compare
- 188 Guinea-Bissau 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 188 Malawi 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Western Sahara
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 83.02 (2022)
- Gas reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Oil reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 100.0% (2009)
- Primary energy use per person 2,104 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use 1.24 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2009, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Western Sahara ranks 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2009.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.