Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita was 17.87 kWh per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 17.87 kWh per person, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 389.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 18.13 kWh per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -6.08 kWh per person, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 … capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| 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 | 5.16 kWh per person | +99.1% |
| 2014 | 6.38 kWh per person | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 9.15 kWh per person | +43.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4 kWh per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 13.58 kWh per person | +61.5% |
| 2018 | 14.34 kWh per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 18.13 kWh per person | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 15.23 kWh per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 17.87 kWh per person | +17.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +308.9% | 2.41 kWh per person | 9.86 kWh per person |
| 2003 | +280.2% | -1.42 kWh per person | 2.55 kWh per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 18.13 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.55 kWh per person | 15.23 kWh per person | 17.87 kWh per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 895.81 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 20.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 17.87 kWh per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.13 kWh per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.08 kWh per person in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.