Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Africa

50 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: % of generation. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.0 %
Median country
70.8 %
half above, half below
World
59.4 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 100.0
Democratic Republic of the Congo - The Gambia

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Across 50 countries in Africa, the highest value is in The Gambia (100.0 %) and the lowest in Democratic Republic of the Congo (0.0 %).

The median country is at 70.8 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Fossil electricity over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0
2Ethiopia0.0
3Namibia2.4
4Uganda2.9
5Eswatini3.3
6Malawi4.4
7Sierra Leone4.8
8Kenya8.5
9Zambia12.5
10Mozambique16.6
11Sudan20.3
12Burundi24.5
13Guinea24.8
14Angola26.3
15Cameroon26.9
16Zimbabwe42.9
17Liberia45.6
18Rwanda50.4
19Madagascar57.6
20Ghana63.8
21Gabon64.6
22Djibouti65.0
23Tanzania67.1
24Cabo Verde69.2
25Togo70.4
26Côte d'Ivoire71.1
27Equatorial Guinea73.2
28Nigeria75.0
29Morocco75.6
30Mauritania77.3
31Somalia79.1
32Republic of the Congo79.1
33Senegal80.2
34Mali80.5
35Mauritius82.1
36Burkina Faso82.8
37Seychelles84.1
38South Africa84.3
39Egypt88.8
40Eritrea88.9
41Chad94.6
42Tunisia95.6
43Benin96.0
44Niger96.8
45South Sudan98.2
46Algeria98.9
47Botswana99.7
48Libya100.0
49The Gambia100.0
50Guinea-Bissau100.0
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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