Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Sierra Leone

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 4.76%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 84.13 pp.

2024 4.76% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 18of 196
Period maximum 100%2006
Period minimum 4.76%2023

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Sierra Leone, 2000–202402550751002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 88.89%2001: 92.31%2002: 87.5%2003: 86.67%2004: 83.33%2005: 75%2006: 100%2007: 66.67%2008: 66.67%2009: 66.67%2010: 14.29%2011: 11.76%2012: 33.33%2013: 37.5%2014: 20%2015: 25%2016: 38.1%2017: 39.13%2018: 33.33%2019: 5%2020: 5%2021: 5%2022: 5%2023: 4.76%2024: 4.76%
Change over the period: −84.13 pp Annual average: -3.51 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 4.76%
World computed 59.17%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 60.95%
Western Africa computed 70.87%
Low-income countries computed 36.59%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.76 +0 pp
2023 4.76 −0.24 pp
2022 5 +0 pp
2021 5 +0 pp
2020 5 +0 pp
2019 5 −28.33 pp
2018 33.33 −5.8 pp
2017 39.13 +1.03 pp
2016 38.1 +13.1 pp
2015 25 +5 pp
2014 20 −17.5 pp
2013 37.5 +4.17 pp
2012 33.33 +21.57 pp
2011 11.76 −2.53 pp
2010 14.29 −52.38 pp
2009 66.67 +0 pp
2008 66.67 +0 pp
2007 66.67 −33.33 pp
2006 100 +25 pp
2005 75 −8.33 pp
2004 83.33 −3.34 pp
2003 86.67 −0.83 pp
2002 87.5 −4.81 pp
2001 92.31 +3.42 pp
2000 88.89

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.