Hydro share of electricity in Western Africa in 2021 — 26.46%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 19.98 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 | 26.46 | +0.75 pp |
| 2020 | 25.71 | −1.9 pp |
| 2019 | 27.6 | +1.82 pp |
| 2018 | 25.78 | +0.27 pp |
| 2017 | 25.51 | +2.5 pp |
| 2016 | 23.01 | +0.77 pp |
| 2015 | 22.24 | −3.95 pp |
| 2014 | 26.19 | −1.73 pp |
| 2013 | 27.92 | −2.25 pp |
| 2012 | 30.16 | −1.59 pp |
| 2011 | 31.75 | −1.02 pp |
| 2010 | 32.77 | −2.39 pp |
| 2009 | 35.16 | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 35.06 | +4.71 pp |
| 2007 | 30.35 | −2.81 pp |
| 2006 | 33.16 | −4.41 pp |
| 2005 | 37.57 | −1.25 pp |
| 2004 | 38.82 | +0.51 pp |
| 2003 | 38.32 | −2.07 pp |
| 2002 | 40.38 | −4.7 pp |
| 2001 | 45.08 | −1.36 pp |
| 2000 | 46.45 | — |
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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