Electricity generation from renewables in Ghana
Ghana: Electricity generation from renewables was 8.79 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from renewables in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 8.79 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2024.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Ghana peaked at 9.36 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7 terawatt-hours, in 2007.
Ghana ranks 82nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from renewables in Ghana, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.55 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 6.55 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 terawatt-hours | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 3.86 terawatt-hours | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 5.24 terawatt-hours | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 5.58 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.57 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7 terawatt-hours | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 6.15 terawatt-hours | +66.2% |
| 2009 | 6.83 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 6.95 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.51 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 8.01 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 8.17 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.32 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.81 terawatt-hours | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 5.56 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.67 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.07 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 7.32 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 7.37 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.68 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 8.37 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 9.36 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 8.79 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8.79 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 terawatt-hours, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8.79 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 terawatt-hours, 14.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from renewables in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +66.2% | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 6.15 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 terawatt-hours | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.94 terawatt-hours | 5.56 terawatt-hours | 8.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.31 terawatt-hours | 7.37 terawatt-hours | 9.36 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More energy & mining data for Ghana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % 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 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables in Ghana?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Ghana was 8.79 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.