Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 6.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 6.3% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 91.1% on the previous year and down 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Africa Western and Central peaked at 82.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2023.
Africa Western and Central ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.7% | — |
| 1991 | 37.8% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -91.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Africa Western and Central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -91.1% | 71.2% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 37.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 48.0% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 62.6% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 6.3% | 71.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 38 Micronesia (country) 95.1% compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
- 40 Tunisia 94.3% compare
- 41 Singapore 94.3% compare
- 42 Maldives 94.2% compare
- 43 Sao Tome and Principe 93.9% compare
- 44 Kosovo 93.6% compare
- 44 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 93.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Africa Western and Central
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
- Access to electricity 58.8% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 1.19 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 63.57 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 1.71 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Africa Western and Central?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Africa Western and Central was 6.3% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.6%. 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 oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.