Electricity production from oil sources in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from oil sources was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil sources in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 8.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 8.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6% | — |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 7 Gambia 98.4% compare
- 8 Grenada 98.0% compare
- 9 British Virgin Islands 97.7% compare
- 10 Marshall Islands 97.6% compare
- 11 United States Virgin Islands 97.5% compare
- 12 Saint Lucia 97.5% compare
- 13 Chad 97.4% 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 sources in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Sub-Saharan Africa was 8.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.