Renewable electricity output in Ghana
Ghana: Renewable electricity output was 34.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity output in Ghana, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 34.9% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Ghana peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2021.
That places Ghana 87th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 83.6% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 91.7% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 83.1% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +39.4% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 77.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 53.5% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 37.5% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.9% | 36.7% | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Ghana?
- Renewable electricity output in Ghana was 34.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for renewable electricity output?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.