Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central stood at 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 213.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0175 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.0081 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
That places Africa Western and Central 47th 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 in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | -96.7% |
| 1994 | -0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | -2511.3% |
| 1995 | -0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 1996 | -0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP | -53.7% |
| 1997 | -0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP | -50.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP | +92.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0005 kWh per US$ of GDP | +448.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 kWh per US$ of GDP | -1438.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 kWh per US$ of GDP | -36.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0081 kWh per US$ of GDP | -276.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 kWh per US$ of GDP | -150.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | -96.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0175 kWh per US$ of GDP | +10903.6% |
| 2006 | 0.011 kWh per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 kWh per US$ of GDP | -64.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 kWh per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 kWh per US$ of GDP | +74.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 kWh per US$ of GDP | -70.2% |
| 2011 | -0.0005 kWh per US$ of GDP | -126.9% |
| 2012 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | -104.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 kWh per US$ of GDP | +5598.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 kWh per US$ of GDP | -47.5% |
| 2015 | -0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP | -116.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0005 kWh per US$ of GDP | +376.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | -162.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 kWh per US$ of GDP | +54.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Africa Western and Central 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 | +10903.6% | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 2013 | +5598.3% | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | -2511.3% | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +1438.5% | -0.0005 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 kWh per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0005 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0081 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0005 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 44 Angola 0.0371 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Hungary 0.0366 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0365 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Pakistan 0.0358 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Australia 0.0356 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Mexico 0.0356 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Lithuania 0.0334 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Africa Western and Central
- Fuel imports 27.6% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 3.9% (2023)
- Fuel exports 61.6% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 15.6% (2023)
- Mineral rents 1.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.9% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 9.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 1.9% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 207.97 kWh per capita (2023)
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 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP 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 0.0175 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0081 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 47th 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 213.8%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.