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Electricity generation from oil per person in Benin

Benin: Electricity generation from oil per person was 16.59 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.59 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
154th
of 209 countries
All-time high
24.92 kilowatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
4.81 kilowatt-hours
in 2012
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from oil per person in Benin, 2000–2024

5101520252000201220242000: 11.1 kilowatt-hours2001: 8.1 kilowatt-hours2002: 7.8 kilowatt-hours2003: 10.1 kilowatt-hours2004: 9.8 kilowatt-hours2005: 13.1 kilowatt-hours2006: 17.3 kilowatt-hours2007: 24.6 kilowatt-hours2008: 24.9 kilowatt-hours2009: 13.7 kilowatt-hours2010: 11.2 kilowatt-hours2011: 9.9 kilowatt-hours2012: 4.8 kilowatt-hours2013: 8.4 kilowatt-hours2014: 21.8 kilowatt-hours2015: 18.5 kilowatt-hours2016: 22.2 kilowatt-hours2017: 15 kilowatt-hours2018: 10.5 kilowatt-hours2019: 16.5 kilowatt-hours2020: 17.6 kilowatt-hours2021: 16.4 kilowatt-hours2022: 17.4 kilowatt-hours2023: 17 kilowatt-hours2024: 16.6 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Benin recorded 16.59 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Benin peaked at 24.92 kilowatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.81 kilowatt-hours, in 2012.

That places Benin 154th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.03 kilowatt-hours 7.82 kilowatt-hours 24.92 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 13.88 kilowatt-hours 4.81 kilowatt-hours 22.23 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 17.01 kilowatt-hours 16.4 kilowatt-hours 17.6 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 151 Tunisia 18.63 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 152 Somalia 17.89 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 153 Chad 17.24 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 155 Ghana 16.56 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 156 Serbia 16.44 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 157 Zambia 15.95 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil per person in Benin?
Electricity generation from oil per person in Benin was 16.59 kilowatt-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 oil per person recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 24.92 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 4.81 kilowatt-hours in 2012.
How does Benin rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
Benin ranks 154th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin 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 oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,156 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.