Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Benin
Benin: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 30.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Benin, 1990–2024
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 30.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and down 56.8% 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 71st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +23.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 30.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 30.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +45.4% | 64.5% | 93.8% |
| 2019 | -41.0% | 65.8% | 38.8% |
| 2017 | -40.8% | 93.8% | 55.6% |
| 2020 | -39.6% | 38.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | -29.2% | 100.0% | 70.8% |
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 | 24.3% | 19.4% | 30.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Benin?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Benin was 30.3% in 2024, 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 71st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. 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.