Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 100.0% in 2009. β¬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara, 2000β2009
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 100.0% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2009. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Western Sahara 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Comoros 100.0% compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 100.0% compare
- 1 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 100.0% compare
- 1 Gambia 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Helena 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 100.0% compare
- 3 Cook Islands 50.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Western Sahara
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 83.02 (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gas reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Oil reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Primary energy use per person 2,104 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use 1.24 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Western Sahara was 100.0% in 2009, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Western Sahara ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.