Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 17.86 kWh per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
17.86 kWh per person
Change on year
up 17.3%
Rank
40th
of 47 groups
All-time high
18.12 kWh per person
in 2019
All-time low
-6.08 kWh per person
in 1997
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2021

-5051015201990200520211990: -4.9 kWh per person1991: -4.9 kWh per person1992: -4.1 kWh per person1993: -4.3 kWh per person1994: -4.8 kWh per person1995: -4.2 kWh per person1996: -5.6 kWh per person1997: -6.1 kWh per person1998: -5.4 kWh per person1999: -5.8 kWh per person2000: 3.3 kWh per person2001: 4 kWh per person2002: -1.4 kWh per person2003: 2.6 kWh per person2004: 2.4 kWh per person2005: 9.9 kWh per person2006: 8 kWh per person2007: 6 kWh per person2008: 4.9 kWh per person2009: 7.4 kWh per person2010: 4 kWh per person2011: 3.7 kWh per person2012: 2.6 kWh per person2013: 5.2 kWh per person2014: 6.4 kWh per person2015: 9.1 kWh per person2016: 8.4 kWh per person2017: 13.6 kWh per person2018: 14.3 kWh per person2019: 18.1 kWh per person2020: 15.2 kWh per person2021: 17.9 kWh per person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 17.86 kWh per person, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 389.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 18.12 kWh per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -6.08 kWh per person, in 1997.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990 to 2021.
Year kWh per person Change
1990 -4.9 kWh per person
1991 -4.89 kWh per person -0.2%
1992 -4.05 kWh per person -17.1%
1993 -4.31 kWh per person +6.4%
1994 -4.82 kWh per person +11.9%
1995 -4.2 kWh per person -12.9%
1996 -5.58 kWh per person +32.8%
1997 -6.08 kWh per person +9.0%
1998 -5.37 kWh per person -11.7%
1999 -5.82 kWh per person +8.5%
2000 3.3 kWh per person -156.7%
2001 3.99 kWh per person +20.9%
2002 -1.42 kWh per person -135.5%
2003 2.55 kWh per person -280.2%
2004 2.41 kWh per person -5.6%
2005 9.86 kWh per person +308.9%
2006 7.96 kWh per person -19.3%
2007 6 kWh per person -24.6%
2008 4.91 kWh per person -18.2%
2009 7.4 kWh per person +50.7%
2010 3.96 kWh per person -46.5%
2011 3.65 kWh per person -7.7%
2012 2.59 kWh per person -29.0%
2013 5.15 kWh per person +98.8%
2014 6.37 kWh per person +23.7%
2015 9.14 kWh per person +43.4%
2016 8.4 kWh per person -8.2%
2017 13.57 kWh per person +61.6%
2018 14.33 kWh per person +5.6%
2019 18.12 kWh per person +26.4%
2020 15.22 kWh per person -16.0%
2021 17.86 kWh per person +17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -5 kWh per person -6.08 kWh per person -4.05 kWh per person 10
2000s 4.7 kWh per person -1.42 kWh per person 9.86 kWh per person 10
2010s 8.53 kWh per person 2.59 kWh per person 18.12 kWh per person 10
2020s 16.54 kWh per person 15.22 kWh per person 17.86 kWh per person 2

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 37 Belize 708.39 kWh per person compare
  2. 38 Hungary 695.99 kWh per person compare
  3. 39 Brazil 691.24 kWh per person compare
  4. 40 El Salvador 678.13 kWh per person compare
  5. 41 Korea 667.15 kWh per person compare
  6. 42 Costa Rica 666.28 kWh per person compare
  7. 43 United Arab Emirates 654 kWh per person compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 17.86 kWh per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 18.12 kWh per person in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was -6.08 kWh per person in 1997.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 389.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.

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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

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
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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.