Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Eastern Africa

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 21.23%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.93 pp.

2024 21.23% −3.41 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 26.95%2017
Period minimum 18.66%2003

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Eastern Africa, 2000–202417.52022.52527.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 25.16%2001: 24.07%2002: 21.11%2003: 18.66%2004: 21.97%2005: 24.89%2006: 22.97%2007: 19.73%2008: 19.85%2009: 21.61%2010: 21.83%2011: 24.66%2012: 23.3%2013: 23.62%2014: 22.26%2015: 22.44%2016: 25.11%2017: 26.95%2018: 26.94%2019: 26.93%2020: 23.64%2021: 22.61%2022: 23.58%2023: 24.65%2024: 21.23%
Change over the period: −3.93 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 21.23%
World computed 59.17%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.23 −3.41 pp
2023 24.65 +1.07 pp
2022 23.58 +0.98 pp
2021 22.61 −1.04 pp
2020 23.64 −3.29 pp
2019 26.93 −0.01 pp
2018 26.94 −0.01 pp
2017 26.95 +1.84 pp
2016 25.11 +2.67 pp
2015 22.44 +0.18 pp
2014 22.26 −1.36 pp
2013 23.62 +0.31 pp
2012 23.3 −1.35 pp
2011 24.66 +2.82 pp
2010 21.83 +0.22 pp
2009 21.61 +1.77 pp
2008 19.85 +0.12 pp
2007 19.73 −3.24 pp
2006 22.97 −1.92 pp
2005 24.89 +2.92 pp
2004 21.97 +3.31 pp
2003 18.66 −2.45 pp
2002 21.11 −2.96 pp
2001 24.07 −1.09 pp
2000 25.16

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.