Electricity production from coal sources in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Electricity production from coal sources was 51.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 51.7% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 81.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2023.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.0% | — |
| 1991 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 80.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 80.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 79.9% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.7% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 77.0% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 71.1% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 58.4% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 51.7% | 56.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More energy & mining data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 22.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 27.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 4.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 484 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Africa Eastern and Southern was 51.7% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2023.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.