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 894.99 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 894.99 kWh per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 470.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 894.99 kWh per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -181.77 kWh per square kilometre, in 1999.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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
| Year | kWh per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -126.66 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | -129.89 kWh per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | -110.63 kWh per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1993 | -114.68 kWh per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | -131.77 kWh per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1995 | -117.84 kWh per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1996 | -160.73 kWh per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1997 | -179.79 kWh per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1998 | -163.08 kWh per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1999 | -181.77 kWh per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 105.84 kWh per square kilometre | -158.2% |
| 2001 | 131.39 kWh per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2002 | -47.92 kWh per square kilometre | -136.5% |
| 2003 | 88.7 kWh per square kilometre | -285.1% |
| 2004 | 85.47 kWh per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 359.16 kWh per square kilometre | +320.2% |
| 2006 | 298.03 kWh per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 231.05 kWh per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 194.22 kWh per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 300.82 kWh per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 2010 | 165.38 kWh per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 156.88 kWh per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 102.48 kWh per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 209.4 kWh per square kilometre | +104.3% |
| 2014 | 266.07 kWh per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 392.04 kWh per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 2016 | 369.69 kWh per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 613.29 kWh per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2018 | 665.25 kWh per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 863.13 kWh per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 743.79 kWh per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 894.99 kWh per square kilometre | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -141.69 kWh per square kilometre | -181.77 kWh per square kilometre | -110.63 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 174.68 kWh per square kilometre | -47.92 kWh per square kilometre | 359.16 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 380.36 kWh per square kilometre | 102.48 kWh per square kilometre | 863.13 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 819.39 kWh per square kilometre | 743.79 kWh per square kilometre | 894.99 kWh per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 38 Türkiye 81,376 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 39 Finland 73,639 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 40 Hungary 73,450 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 41 United States of America 66,991 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 42 Estonia 66,796 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 43 Costa Rica 66,027 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 44 Croatia 60,774 kWh per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 23.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 16.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 40.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.0% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 376.79 kWh per capita (2023)
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 894.99 kWh per square kilometre 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 894.99 kWh per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -181.77 kWh per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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 470.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.