Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 17.87 kWh per person for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 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 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 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, 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 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
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 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)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 20.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.08 kWh per person in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th 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 389.5%. 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), 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.