Share of electricity generation from oil in Benin
Benin: Share of electricity generation from oil was 23.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 23.8% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Benin peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2021.
That places Benin 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +46.7% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | -41.6% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | -43.2% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -1.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 23.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.8%, 4.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 23.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.6%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from oil in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +46.7% | 65.6% | 96.3% |
| 2019 | -43.2% | 68.4% | 38.9% |
| 2017 | -41.6% | 96.3% | 56.2% |
| 2020 | -40.3% | 38.9% | 23.2% |
| 2013 | -30.8% | 100.0% | 69.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 38.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 19.5% | 24.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (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)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Benin?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Benin was 23.8% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Benin ranks 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.