Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Northern Africa

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Northern Africa in 2021 — 4.42%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.02 pp.

2021 4.42% +0.11 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 4.42%2021
Period minimum -0.48%2007

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Northern Africa, 2000–2021-20246200020032006200920122015201820212000: 0.41%2001: 0.52%2002: 0.54%2003: 0.43%2004: 0.79%2005: 0.56%2006: 0.59%2007: -0.48%2008: 1.04%2009: 1.5%2010: 0.79%2011: 1.09%2012: 1.06%2013: 1.01%2014: 1.21%2015: 1.52%2016: 2.1%2017: 2.12%2018: 2.33%2019: 2.69%2020: 4.31%2021: 4.42%
Change over the period: +4.02 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Northern Africa 4.42%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 4.42 +0.11 pp
2020 4.31 +1.62 pp
2019 2.69 +0.36 pp
2018 2.33 +0.21 pp
2017 2.12 +0.02 pp
2016 2.1 +0.58 pp
2015 1.52 +0.3 pp
2014 1.21 +0.2 pp
2013 1.01 −0.05 pp
2012 1.06 −0.03 pp
2011 1.09 +0.3 pp
2010 0.79 −0.7 pp
2009 1.5 +0.45 pp
2008 1.04 +1.52 pp
2007 -0.48 −1.07 pp
2006 0.59 +0.03 pp
2005 0.56 −0.23 pp
2004 0.79 +0.35 pp
2003 0.43 −0.11 pp
2002 0.54 +0.02 pp
2001 0.52 +0.12 pp
2000 0.41

About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.