Electricity production from coal sources in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Electricity production from coal sources was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from coal sources in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Africa Western and Central is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Africa Western and Central 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +45.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +35.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -65.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +82.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More energy & mining data for Africa Western and Central
- Fuel imports 27.6% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2023)
- Fuel exports 61.6% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 15.6% (2023)
- Mineral rents 1.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.9% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 9.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 1.9% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 207.97 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Africa Western and Central?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Africa Western and Central was 0.2% 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 Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.