Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 88.89%. Ranked 156 in the world out of 212. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 22.22 pp.

2023 88.89% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 156of 212
Period maximum 100%2001
Period minimum 66.67%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2023607080901002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 66.67%2001: 100%2002: 75%2003: 75%2004: 75%2005: 100%2006: 80%2007: 80%2008: 80%2009: 83.33%2010: 100%2011: 85.71%2012: 87.5%2013: 85.71%2014: 87.5%2015: 90%2016: 90.91%2017: 100%2018: 100%2019: 90.91%2020: 90.91%2021: 90.91%2022: 88.89%2023: 88.89%
Change over the period: +22.22 pp Annual average: 0.97 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 88.89%
World computed 60.67%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 61.35%
Middle Africa computed 27.36%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 88.89 +0 pp
2022 88.89 −2.02 pp
2021 90.91 +0 pp
2020 90.91 +0 pp
2019 90.91 −9.09 pp
2018 100 +0 pp
2017 100 +9.09 pp
2016 90.91 +0.91 pp
2015 90 +2.5 pp
2014 87.5 +1.79 pp
2013 85.71 −1.79 pp
2012 87.5 +1.79 pp
2011 85.71 −14.29 pp
2010 100 +16.67 pp
2009 83.33 +3.33 pp
2008 80 +0 pp
2007 80 +0 pp
2006 80 −20 pp
2005 100 +25 pp
2004 75 +0 pp
2003 75 +0 pp
2002 75 −25 pp
2001 100 +33.33 pp
2000 66.67

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.