Coal share of electricity in Western Africa in 2021 — 0.52%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.09 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.52 | +0.11 pp |
| 2020 | 0.41 | −0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 1.21 | +0.31 pp |
| 2018 | 0.9 | +0.14 pp |
| 2017 | 0.76 | −0.09 pp |
| 2016 | 0.85 | +0.19 pp |
| 2015 | 0.66 | +0.24 pp |
| 2014 | 0.42 | +0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 0.39 | −0.04 pp |
| 2012 | 0.43 | −0.05 pp |
| 2011 | 0.47 | +0.08 pp |
| 2010 | 0.39 | −0.06 pp |
| 2009 | 0.44 | +0.06 pp |
| 2008 | 0.38 | +0.04 pp |
| 2007 | 0.34 | −0.03 pp |
| 2006 | 0.38 | +0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 0.37 | +0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 0.35 | −0.06 pp |
| 2003 | 0.41 | +0.05 pp |
| 2002 | 0.35 | −0.04 pp |
| 2001 | 0.4 | −0.03 pp |
| 2000 | 0.43 | — |
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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