Share of electricity production by source in Liberia
Liberia: Share of electricity production by source was 42.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, share of electricity production by source in Liberia stood at 42.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Liberia peaked at 79.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2018.
That places Liberia 136th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.7% | — |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | -46.2% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 42.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 42.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -46.2% | 79.3% | 42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 42.6% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More energy & mining data for Liberia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.5 % 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 31.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Liberia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Liberia was 42.6% in 2021, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2018.
- How does Liberia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Liberia ranks 136th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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