Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Benin
Benin: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Benin, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Benin stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 53.5% on the previous year and up 104.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Benin peaked at 2.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2002.
Benin ranks 181st of 210 countries 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 hydroelectric in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | -0.4% | — |
| 2001 | -0.7% | +47.9% |
| 2002 | -0.8% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -49.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -256.1% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | -138.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +471.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -85.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +981.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +101.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -61.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.8% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Benin?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Benin was 0.3% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Benin ranks 181st out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Benin 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.