Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 80.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Africa stood at 80.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Africa peaked at 88.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2023.
Eastern Africa ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.2% | — |
| 1991 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 88.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 87.4% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.1% | 86.2% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 87.0% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 81.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 80.3% | 82.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 95.9% compare
- 1 Liberia 94.3% compare
- 2 Gabon 90.9% compare
- 3 Somalia 89.3% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 89.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Eastern Africa
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 5.33 (2023)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 43.32 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 52.5% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 0.1087 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 0.217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Africa?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Africa was 80.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Eastern Africa ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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