Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Benin
Benin: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 96.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Benin, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Benin stood at 96.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Benin peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2016.
That places Benin 32nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.6% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 96.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 96.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 96.6% | 99.1% | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Benin?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Benin was 96.6% in 2022, 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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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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.