Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … annual in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … annual was 20.35 % change on previous year in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1991–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 20.35 % change on previous year for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021.
The figure is up 247.5% on the previous year and up 495.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 320.22 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -136.47 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … annual in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 14.83 % change on previous year | -682.1% |
| 1993 | -9.34 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 1994 | -14.9 % change on previous year | +59.6% |
| 1995 | 10.58 % change on previous year | -171.0% |
| 1996 | -36.4 % change on previous year | -444.2% |
| 1997 | -11.86 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 1998 | 9.3 % change on previous year | -178.4% |
| 1999 | -11.46 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 2000 | 158.23 % change on previous year | -1480.6% |
| 2001 | 24.14 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 2002 | -136.47 % change on previous year | -665.2% |
| 2003 | 285.09 % change on previous year | -308.9% |
| 2004 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2005 | 320.22 % change on previous year | -10900.2% |
| 2006 | -17.02 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 2007 | -22.47 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 2008 | -15.94 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 54.88 % change on previous year | -444.3% |
| 2010 | -45.02 % change on previous year | -182.0% |
| 2011 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 2012 | -27.04 % change on previous year | +426.0% |
| 2013 | 104.64 % change on previous year | -486.9% |
| 2014 | 27.04 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 2015 | 47.3 % change on previous year | +74.9% |
| 2016 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 2017 | 65.85 % change on previous year | -1259.2% |
| 2018 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 2019 | 29.73 % change on previous year | +250.1% |
| 2020 | -13.8 % change on previous year | -146.4% |
| 2021 | 20.35 % change on previous year | -247.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +10900.2% | -2.96 % change on previous year | 320.22 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.76 % change on previous year | -36.4 % change on previous year | 14.83 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 64.77 % change on previous year | -136.47 % change on previous year | 320.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.02 % change on previous year | -45.02 % change on previous year | 104.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 % change on previous year | -13.8 % change on previous year | 20.35 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 9 Iran 150.39 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Cambodia 131.09 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Namibia 109.58 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Vietnam 99.61 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Bangladesh 94.34 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Angola 81.01 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Syria 68.97 % change on previous year compare
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 41.8% (2023)
- Access to electricity 55.1% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 17.87 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 895.81 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.89 mj per gdp con ppp usd (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 61.2% (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 22.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 4,994 million constant US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa was 20.35 % change on previous year in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 320.22 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -136.47 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 495.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.