Gas share of electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 — 15.2%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.98 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.2 | +0.48 pp |
| 2022 | 14.73 | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 14.53 | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 14.12 | +1.57 pp |
| 2019 | 12.55 | +0.91 pp |
| 2018 | 11.64 | +0.37 pp |
| 2017 | 11.27 | −2.78 pp |
| 2016 | 14.05 | +1.16 pp |
| 2015 | 12.88 | +1.62 pp |
| 2014 | 11.26 | +1.51 pp |
| 2013 | 9.75 | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 8.85 | +0.47 pp |
| 2011 | 8.39 | +0.76 pp |
| 2010 | 7.63 | +1.33 pp |
| 2009 | 6.3 | −0.05 pp |
| 2008 | 6.35 | −0.07 pp |
| 2007 | 6.42 | −0.16 pp |
| 2006 | 6.59 | +0.38 pp |
| 2005 | 6.2 | +0.21 pp |
| 2004 | 5.99 | +0.76 pp |
| 2003 | 5.23 | −0.62 pp |
| 2002 | 5.86 | +1.2 pp |
| 2001 | 4.65 | +0.24 pp |
| 2000 | 4.41 | −0.18 pp |
| 1999 | 4.6 | +0.37 pp |
| 1998 | 4.22 | −0.25 pp |
| 1997 | 4.47 | +1.15 pp |
| 1996 | 3.32 | +0.24 pp |
| 1995 | 3.08 | −0.37 pp |
| 1994 | 3.46 | +0.46 pp |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.07 pp |
| 1992 | 2.92 | +0.04 pp |
| 1991 | 2.89 | −0.34 pp |
| 1990 | 3.23 | — |
The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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