Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Ghana
Ghana: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 51.72 watts per capita in 2024. ▬ Flat
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 51.72 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Ghana peaked at 58.06 watts per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44.39 watts per capita, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 166th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Ghana, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.88 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 53.44 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 51.99 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 50.61 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 54.22 watts per capita | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 52.82 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 51.39 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 50.08 watts per capita | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 48.94 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 47.73 watts per capita | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 46.59 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 45.48 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 44.39 watts per capita | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 58.06 watts per capita | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 56.91 watts per capita | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 56.61 watts per capita | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.49 watts per capita | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 54.47 watts per capita | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.34 watts per capita | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.6 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.32 watts per capita | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.06 watts per capita | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 53.14 watts per capita | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 52.7 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 51.72 watts per capita | -1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 51.72 watts per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03 watts per capita, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 51.72 watts per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38 watts per capita, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +30.8% | 44.39 watts per capita | 58.06 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.61 watts per capita | 47.73 watts per capita | 54.88 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.59 watts per capita | 44.39 watts per capita | 58.06 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.99 watts per capita | 51.72 watts per capita | 54.06 watts per capita | 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Ghana?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Ghana was 51.72 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 58.06 watts per capita in 2013.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.39 watts per capita in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Ghana ranks 166th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).