Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.5% for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 198.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Africa Western and Central peaked at 11.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3.1%, in 2002.
That places Africa Western and Central 46th 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 hydroelectric in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -96.5% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -2523.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | +76.8% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | -44.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -50.0% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | +124.8% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | +136.2% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -1343.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -36.5% |
| 2002 | -3.1% | -281.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -161.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -95.7% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +13285.1% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -58.1% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +58.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -70.0% |
| 2011 | -0.5% | -129.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -104.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +5829.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -50.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -113.3% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | +288.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -170.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +66.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +49.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 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 | +13285.1% | 0.1% | 11.1% |
| 2013 | +5829.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 1994 | -2523.2% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | +1343.5% | -0.2% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | -3.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
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 hydroelectric in Africa Western and Central?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Africa Western and Central was 0.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1% in 2002.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.