Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central

Africa Western and Central: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 1.19 kWh per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1.19 kWh per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
46th
of 47 groups
All-time high
17.54 kWh per person
in 2005
All-time low
-5 kWh per person
in 2002
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2021

-5051015201990200520211990: 0.172 kWh per person1991: 0.168 kWh per person1992: 0.131 kWh per person1993: 0.004 kWh per person1994: -0.107 kWh per person1995: -0.192 kWh per person1996: -0.11 kWh per person1997: -0.055 kWh per person1998: -0.112 kWh per person1999: -0.281 kWh per person2000: 3.7 kWh per person2001: 2.4 kWh per person2002: -5 kWh per person2003: 2.8 kWh per person2004: 0.134 kWh per person2005: 17.5 kWh per person2006: 13.6 kWh per person2007: 5.5 kWh per person2008: 5.9 kWh per person2009: 8.9 kWh per person2010: 3 kWh per person2011: -0.909 kWh per person2012: 0.044 kWh per person2013: 2.7 kWh per person2014: 1.5 kWh per person2015: -0.21 kWh per person2016: -0.876 kWh per person2017: 0.53 kWh per person2018: 0.895 kWh per person2019: 1.4 kWh per person2020: 1.2 kWh per person2021: 1.2 kWh per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per person.

Analysis

Africa Western and Central recorded 1.19 kWh per person for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 230.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central peaked at 17.54 kWh per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, -5 kWh per person, in 2002.

Africa Western and Central ranks 46th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central, year by year

Annual values for Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1990 to 2021.
Year kWh per person Change
1990 0.172 kWh per person
1991 0.1675 kWh per person -2.6%
1992 0.1313 kWh per person -21.6%
1993 0.0044 kWh per person -96.6%
1994 -0.1073 kWh per person -2534.4%
1995 -0.1921 kWh per person +79.0%
1996 -0.1097 kWh per person -42.9%
1997 -0.0554 kWh per person -49.5%
1998 -0.1115 kWh per person +101.5%
1999 -0.2807 kWh per person +151.7%
2000 3.72 kWh per person -1426.2%
2001 2.43 kWh per person -34.7%
2002 -5 kWh per person -305.5%
2003 2.83 kWh per person -156.7%
2004 0.1336 kWh per person -95.3%
2005 17.54 kWh per person +13024.6%
2006 13.58 kWh per person -22.6%
2007 5.46 kWh per person -59.8%
2008 5.87 kWh per person +7.6%
2009 8.94 kWh per person +52.3%
2010 3.05 kWh per person -65.9%
2011 -0.9089 kWh per person -129.8%
2012 0.0438 kWh per person -104.8%
2013 2.74 kWh per person +6157.9%
2014 1.5 kWh per person -45.2%
2015 -0.2096 kWh per person -114.0%
2016 -0.8755 kWh per person +317.7%
2017 0.53 kWh per person -160.5%
2018 0.895 kWh per person +68.9%
2019 1.36 kWh per person +51.9%
2020 1.19 kWh per person -12.2%
2021 1.19 kWh per person -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.0381 kWh per person -0.2807 kWh per person 0.172 kWh per person 10
2000s 5.55 kWh per person -5 kWh per person 17.54 kWh per person 10
2010s 0.8122 kWh per person -0.9089 kWh per person 3.05 kWh per person 10
2020s 1.19 kWh per person 1.19 kWh per person 1.19 kWh per person 2

Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central

  1. 43 United Arab Emirates 654 kWh per person compare
  2. 44 Israel 600.88 kWh per person compare
  3. 45 Cyprus 588.14 kWh per person compare
  4. 46 Switzerland 580.27 kWh per person compare
  5. 47 Latvia 536.39 kWh per person compare
  6. 48 Montenegro 516.28 kWh per person compare
  7. 49 Guam 511.21 kWh per person compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

More energy & mining data for Africa Western and Central

All data for Africa Western and Central →

Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central?
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central was 1.19 kWh per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Africa Western and Central?
The highest recorded value was 17.54 kWh per person in 2005.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Africa Western and Central?
The lowest recorded value was -5 kWh per person in 2002.
How does Africa Western and Central rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Africa Western and Central ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
Over the last ten years it is up 230.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/stat/electricity-production-from-renewable-sources-excluding-hydroelectric-kwh-per-capita/africa-western-and-central/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/stat/electricity-production-from-renewable-sources-excluding-hydroelectric-kwh-per-capita/africa-western-and-central/">Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Population, total

Computed from

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

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.