Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Middle Africa

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Middle Africa in 2024 — 27.71%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.94 pp.

2024 27.71% +0.34 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 36.33%2015
Period minimum 9.76%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Middle Africa, 2000–20240102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9.76%2001: 10.85%2002: 11.46%2003: 13.13%2004: 10.6%2005: 10.83%2006: 11.82%2007: 18.33%2008: 18.64%2009: 22.95%2010: 23.32%2011: 23.24%2012: 24.07%2013: 29.45%2014: 32.87%2015: 36.33%2016: 34.41%2017: 29.4%2018: 27.59%2019: 29.46%2020: 28.47%2021: 27.43%2022: 27.63%2023: 27.36%2024: 27.71%
Change over the period: +17.94 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Middle Africa 27.71%
World computed 59.17%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 27.71 +0.34 pp
2023 27.36 −0.26 pp
2022 27.63 +0.2 pp
2021 27.43 −1.05 pp
2020 28.47 −0.99 pp
2019 29.46 +1.87 pp
2018 27.59 −1.81 pp
2017 29.4 −5.01 pp
2016 34.41 −1.92 pp
2015 36.33 +3.46 pp
2014 32.87 +3.42 pp
2013 29.45 +5.38 pp
2012 24.07 +0.83 pp
2011 23.24 −0.08 pp
2010 23.32 +0.38 pp
2009 22.95 +4.31 pp
2008 18.64 +0.3 pp
2007 18.33 +6.51 pp
2006 11.82 +0.99 pp
2005 10.83 +0.23 pp
2004 10.6 −2.53 pp
2003 13.13 +1.67 pp
2002 11.46 +0.61 pp
2001 10.85 +1.08 pp
2000 9.76

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.