Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Northern Africa

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Northern Africa in 2024 — 88.66%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2024 88.66% −0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 91.88%2012
Period minimum 88.36%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Northern Africa, 2000–202488899091922000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 88.36%2001: 88.79%2002: 89.61%2003: 90.34%2004: 90.81%2005: 91.42%2006: 91.87%2007: 91.72%2008: 91.75%2009: 91.07%2010: 90.59%2011: 91.04%2012: 91.88%2013: 91.09%2014: 91.4%2015: 91.53%2016: 91.54%2017: 91.55%2018: 90.98%2019: 90.02%2020: 88.59%2021: 88.77%2022: 88.96%2023: 88.67%2024: 88.66%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Africa 88.66%
World computed 59.17%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 88.66 −0.01 pp
2023 88.67 −0.29 pp
2022 88.96 +0.18 pp
2021 88.77 +0.18 pp
2020 88.59 −1.43 pp
2019 90.02 −0.96 pp
2018 90.98 −0.57 pp
2017 91.55 +0.01 pp
2016 91.54 +0.01 pp
2015 91.53 +0.13 pp
2014 91.4 +0.31 pp
2013 91.09 −0.79 pp
2012 91.88 +0.85 pp
2011 91.04 +0.45 pp
2010 90.59 −0.48 pp
2009 91.07 −0.68 pp
2008 91.75 +0.03 pp
2007 91.72 −0.15 pp
2006 91.87 +0.45 pp
2005 91.42 +0.61 pp
2004 90.81 +0.47 pp
2003 90.34 +0.73 pp
2002 89.61 +0.82 pp
2001 88.79 +0.44 pp
2000 88.36

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.