Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit was 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 392.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0101 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0095 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
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 … unit in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | -0.0064 kWh per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1992 | -0.0061 kWh per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0066 kWh per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1994 | -0.0074 kWh per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1995 | -0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP | -29.7% |
| 1996 | -0.0064 kWh per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0068 kWh per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1998 | -0.0061 kWh per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1999 | -0.0095 kWh per US$ of GDP | +56.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP | -154.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 kWh per US$ of GDP | +29.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0023 kWh per US$ of GDP | -133.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 kWh per US$ of GDP | -247.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 kWh per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 kWh per US$ of GDP | +252.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 kWh per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 kWh per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 kWh per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP | +62.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 kWh per US$ of GDP | -53.5% |
| 2011 | 0.002 kWh per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 kWh per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 kWh per US$ of GDP | +92.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 kWh per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 kWh per US$ of GDP | +66.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 kWh per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 kWh per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 kWh per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 kWh per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0094 kWh per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit 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 | +252.9% | 0.0026 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 2003 | +247.0% | -0.0023 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 kWh per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0095 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0023 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 35 Ukraine 0.0432 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Zimbabwe 0.0413 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Myanmar 0.0411 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Poland 0.041 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Cape Verde 0.0393 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Samoa 0.0386 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Netherlands 0.0383 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
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 17.87 kWh per person (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 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP 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 0.0101 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0095 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- 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 392.3%. 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 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.