Share of electricity production by source in Angola
Angola: Share of electricity production by source was 27.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Angola, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Angola is 27.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Angola peaked at 49.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1995.
Angola ranks 158th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.8% | — |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | -34.9% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -44.1% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +60.3% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | +136.0% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +68.8% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +49.4% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +40.9% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -0.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 27.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 27.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +136.0% | 10.0% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 6.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 20.8% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 20.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.8% | 27.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More energy & mining data for Angola
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 20.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Angola?
- Share of electricity production by source in Angola was 27.1% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1995.
- How does Angola rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Angola ranks 158th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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