Gas share of electricity in Western Africa in 2021 — 57.17%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.77 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.17 | −0.23 pp |
| 2020 | 57.4 | +4.08 pp |
| 2019 | 53.33 | −0.58 pp |
| 2018 | 53.91 | +1.36 pp |
| 2017 | 52.55 | −3.25 pp |
| 2016 | 55.8 | −4.65 pp |
| 2015 | 60.45 | +4.49 pp |
| 2014 | 55.96 | +2.9 pp |
| 2013 | 53.06 | +1.47 pp |
| 2012 | 51.59 | −1.81 pp |
| 2011 | 53.4 | +3.73 pp |
| 2010 | 49.67 | +4.65 pp |
| 2009 | 45.02 | −2.38 pp |
| 2008 | 47.39 | −3.61 pp |
| 2007 | 51 | +0.59 pp |
| 2006 | 50.41 | +3.02 pp |
| 2005 | 47.39 | −0.22 pp |
| 2004 | 47.61 | +2.8 pp |
| 2003 | 44.82 | −0.77 pp |
| 2002 | 45.59 | +5.7 pp |
| 2001 | 39.89 | +0.49 pp |
| 2000 | 39.4 | — |
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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