Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 41.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 41.9% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.2% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 77.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2023.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.5% | — |
| 1991 | 74.7% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 75.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | -33.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | -33.2% | 62.7% | 41.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 74.7% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 73.3% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 66.3% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 41.9% | 64.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 19 Gambia 98.4% compare
- 20 Bangladesh 98.4% compare
- 21 Chad 98.1% compare
- 22 Grenada 98.0% compare
- 23 Iraq 98.0% compare
- 24 British Virgin Islands 97.7% compare
- 25 Marshall Islands 97.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Fuel imports 23.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 16.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 40.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.0% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 376.79 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Sub-Saharan Africa was 41.9% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.