Share of electricity generation from renewables in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 0.0% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Western Sahara, 2000–2009
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0.0% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2009. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Western Sahara ranks 202nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 199 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 200 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 201 Libya 0.0% compare
- 202 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 202 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 202 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 202 Falkland Islands 0.0% compare
- 202 Gambia 0.0% compare
- 202 Gibraltar 0.0% compare
- 202 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 202 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 202 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 202 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
- 202 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Western Sahara
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 83.02 tonnes (2022)
- Gas reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Oil reserves 0 cubic meters (2021)
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 100.0% (2009)
- Electricity generation from nuclear 0 terawatt-hours (2009)
- Annual percentage change in primary energy use 6.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Western Sahara?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Western Sahara was 0.0% in 2009, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Western Sahara ranks 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2009.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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 renewables. 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.