Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 10.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 10.0% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa peaked at 16.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2017.
Northern Africa ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.3% | — |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Northern Africa
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 106,493 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.11 mj per gdp con ppp usd (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 89.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 1,153 million constant US$ (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 58.84 w per capita (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 93.1% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 6.2% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 57.17 billion current US$ (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 210.08 current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Africa was 10.0% 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Northern Africa ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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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