Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Western Africa in 2021 — 1.95%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.68 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 | 1.95 | +0.58 pp |
| 2020 | 1.37 | −0.31 pp |
| 2019 | 1.68 | +0.38 pp |
| 2018 | 1.3 | +0.14 pp |
| 2017 | 1.16 | +0.39 pp |
| 2016 | 0.77 | +0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 0.75 | −0.79 pp |
| 2014 | 1.54 | −0.27 pp |
| 2013 | 1.8 | +1.67 pp |
| 2012 | 0.13 | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | -0.47 | −2.56 pp |
| 2010 | 2.09 | −4.74 pp |
| 2009 | 6.83 | +2.69 pp |
| 2008 | 4.14 | +0.29 pp |
| 2007 | 3.84 | −6.03 pp |
| 2006 | 9.87 | −2.75 pp |
| 2005 | 12.62 | +12.14 pp |
| 2004 | 0.48 | −0.79 pp |
| 2003 | 1.28 | +5.61 pp |
| 2002 | -4.33 | −5.48 pp |
| 2001 | 1.15 | −1.48 pp |
| 2000 | 2.63 | — |
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.
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