Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 4.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 4.2% for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 430.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 4.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 1999.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.1% | — |
| 1991 | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | -1.0% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | -1.0% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | -1.1% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | -1.0% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | -1.3% | +28.6% |
| 1997 | -1.4% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | -1.2% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | -1.4% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -155.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +21.5% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -134.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -278.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +314.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +56.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -48.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +99.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +67.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.2% | -1.4% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -0.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Fuel imports 23.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 16.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 40.1% (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 hydroelectric in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.2% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 430.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.