Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 69.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Sierra Leone is 69.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Sierra Leone peaked at 95.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.3% | — |
| 1991 | 91.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 91.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 91.8% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 84.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 72.9% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 69.9% | 74.1% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 19.7% (2018)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Sierra Leone?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Sierra Leone was 69.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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