IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Ghana
Ghana: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 1.35 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Ghana, 1971–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Ghana is 1.35 Index, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and down 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Ghana peaked at 46.59 Index in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 Index, in 1987.
That places Ghana 70th out of 136 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.19 Index | — |
| 1972 | 1.07 Index | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9719 Index | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7544 Index | -22.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9779 Index | +29.6% |
| 1976 | 1.11 Index | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 1.15 Index | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.38 Index | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 1.13 Index | -17.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7711 Index | -31.9% |
| 1981 | 0.651 Index | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5635 Index | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9331 Index | +65.6% |
| 1984 | 1.8 Index | +93.0% |
| 1985 | 1.03 Index | -43.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6815 Index | -33.7% |
| 1987 | 0 Index | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 Index | — |
| 1989 | 0 Index | — |
| 1990 | 0 Index | — |
| 1991 | 0 Index | — |
| 1992 | 0 Index | — |
| 1993 | 0.3485 Index | — |
| 1994 | 0.4583 Index | +31.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3107 Index | -32.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0302 Index | -90.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5083 Index | +1584.2% |
| 1998 | 22.47 Index | +4320.7% |
| 1999 | 16.41 Index | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 8.5 Index | -48.2% |
| 2001 | 15.91 Index | +87.1% |
| 2002 | 30.76 Index | +93.4% |
| 2003 | 33.93 Index | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 12.55 Index | -63.0% |
| 2005 | 17.07 Index | +36.0% |
| 2006 | 33.35 Index | +95.3% |
| 2007 | 46.59 Index | +39.7% |
| 2008 | 25.58 Index | -45.1% |
| 2009 | 23.01 Index | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 20.45 Index | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 8.44 Index | -58.7% |
| 2012 | 21.27 Index | +152.0% |
| 2013 | 25.81 Index | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 17.16 Index | -33.5% |
| 2015 | 10.82 Index | -36.9% |
| 2016 | 35.86 Index | +231.3% |
| 2017 | 30.16 Index | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 23 Index | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 13.47 Index | -41.4% |
| 2020 | 3.86 Index | -71.3% |
| 2021 | 2.74 Index | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 1.33 Index | -51.5% |
| 2023 | 2.26 Index | +69.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2 Index | -46.8% |
| 2025 | 1.35 Index | +12.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.35 Index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 Index, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.35 Index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8 Index, 15% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +4320.7% | 0.5083 Index | 22.47 Index |
| 1997 | +1584.2% | 0.0302 Index | 0.5083 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 Index | 0.7544 Index | 1.38 Index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6429 Index | 0 Index | 1.8 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 Index | 0 Index | 22.47 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.72 Index | 8.5 Index | 46.59 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.64 Index | 8.44 Index | 35.86 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 Index | 1.2 Index | 3.86 Index | 6 |
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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Ghana?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Ghana was 1.35 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.59 Index in 2007.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Index in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Ghana ranks 70th out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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