Electricity demand in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 532.4 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 69.9%.
2000–2024 · terawatt-hours
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | TWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 532.4 | +14.41 | +2.78% |
| 2023 | 517.99 | −1.17 | −0.23% |
| 2022 | 519.16 | +6.79 | +1.33% |
| 2021 | 512.37 | +19.5 | +3.96% |
| 2020 | 492.87 | −3.3 | −0.67% |
| 2019 | 496.17 | +5.58 | +1.14% |
| 2018 | 490.59 | +20.3 | +4.32% |
| 2017 | 470.29 | +3.85 | +0.83% |
| 2016 | 466.44 | +10.34 | +2.27% |
| 2015 | 456.1 | +3.53 | +0.78% |
| 2014 | 452.57 | +15.16 | +3.47% |
| 2013 | 437.41 | +7.09 | +1.65% |
| 2012 | 430.32 | +5.69 | +1.34% |
| 2011 | 424.63 | +12.05 | +2.92% |
| 2010 | 412.58 | +25.86 | +6.69% |
| 2009 | 386.72 | −3.64 | −0.93% |
| 2008 | 390.36 | −4.52 | −1.14% |
| 2007 | 394.88 | +10.98 | +2.86% |
| 2006 | 383.9 | +14.93 | +4.05% |
| 2005 | 368.97 | +7.47 | +2.07% |
| 2004 | 361.5 | +19.92 | +5.83% |
| 2003 | 341.58 | +11.19 | +3.39% |
| 2002 | 330.39 | +19.58 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 310.81 | −2.63 | −0.84% |
| 2000 | 313.44 | — | — |
Electricity consumption inside a country over the year: generation plus imports, minus exports and losses. The difference from generation can be decisive: a country may consume noticeably more than it produces if it buys electricity from its neighbors — that is how Italy and a dozen small European states live. The reverse case is exporters such as Paraguay, whose generation is a multiple of its own demand.
Important: Demand is lower than generation by the amount of network losses and the plants' own use, but higher than generation in importing countries. The series starts in 2000.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much electricity a country generates in a year.
Electricity Electricity consumption per capitaHow much electricity there is per resident of a country each year.
Electricity Net electricity importsHow much electricity a country buys from its neighbors beyond what it sells.
Electricity Transmission and distribution lossesWhat share of the electricity generated is lost on the way to the consumer.