Electricity production from oil sources in Benin
Benin: Electricity production from oil sources was 24.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Benin, 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 oil sources in Benin is 24.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Benin peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 74th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 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 | 70.8% | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +45.4% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -40.8% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -39.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +4.5% |
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 | 75.9% | 38.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 19.4% | 24.6% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Benin?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Benin was 24.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.