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🗺️ Electricity Generation of Africa

The electricity generated in Africa has been on the rise since the start of the millennium. In 2021, electricity generation in Africa reach 839.35 TWh. Whereof 40.17% of the generated electricity in the region that year came from Gas.

  • In 2021, the electricity generation in Africa increased by 3.94%
  • In total, Africa generated 839.35 Terrawatt hours of electricity in 2021.
  • Electricity generation in Africa grew with 31.78 TWh in 2021, compared to previous year.
  • Since 2000, production of electricity has increased by 99.59% in Africa
  • In 2021, Africa produced 3.0175220117149% of the world's total energy generation.

Total Electricity Generation of Africa (2000-2021)

Between the year 2000 and 2021, Africa's electricity generation has increased from 420.53 TWh to 839.35 TWh, a 99.59% increase in produced Terawatt hours during a 21 year time period.

Year TWh YoY absolute change YoY change
2000 420.53 % %
2001 437.26 16.73% 3.98%
2002 462.33 25.07% 5.73%
2003 485.24 22.91% 4.96%
2004 515.27 30.03% 6.19%
2005 535.65 20.38% 3.96%
2006 557.86 22.21% 4.15%
2007 583.31 25.45% 4.56%
2008 592.77 9.46% 1.62%
2009 595.51 2.74% 0.46%
2010 663.12 67.61% 11.35%
2011 669.79 6.67% 1.01%
2012 695.4 25.61% 3.82%
2013 712.96 17.56% 2.53%
2014 738.82 25.86% 3.63%
2015 761.07 22.25% 3.01%
2016 769.03 7.96% 1.05%
2017 799.13 30.1% 3.91%
2018 815.09 15.96% 2.0%
2019 827.51 12.42% 1.52%
2020 807.57 -19.94% -2.41%
2021 839.35 31.78% 3.94%

Africa's Electricity Generation by Fuel Source in 2021

In 2021, Gas was the largest generator of electrical energy in Africa with 40.17% of the total electricity produced.

Fuel Source Proportion
Gas 40.17%
Coal 26.76%
Hydro 17.3%
Other Fossil 8.66%
Wind 2.49%
Solar 2.04%
Nuclear 1.45%
Other Renewables 0.61%
Bioenergy 0.52%

Data Information

Data found on this page is a derivative of Ember-Climate Yearly electricity data.

Data Sources

Ember-Climate

Ember-Climate Yearly Electricity Data

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. Data is collected from multi-country datasets (EIA, Eurostat, BP, UN) as well as national sources (e.g China data from the National Bureau of Statistics).

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