Renewables share of electricity — all countries

Renewables share of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe

Renewables share of electricity in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 11.11%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 212. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.22 pp.

2023 11.11% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 150of 212
Period maximum 33.33%2000
Period minimum 0%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Renewables share of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–20230102030402000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 33.33%2001: 0%2002: 25%2003: 25%2004: 25%2005: 0%2006: 20%2007: 20%2008: 20%2009: 16.67%2010: 0%2011: 14.29%2012: 12.5%2013: 14.29%2014: 12.5%2015: 10%2016: 9.09%2017: 0%2018: 0%2019: 9.09%2020: 9.09%2021: 9.09%2022: 11.11%2023: 11.11%
Change over the period: −22.22 pp Annual average: -0.97 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 11.11%
World computed 30.36%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 37.09%
Middle Africa computed 72.64%
Renewables share of electricity — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.11 +0 pp
2022 11.11 +2.02 pp
2021 9.09 +0 pp
2020 9.09 +0 pp
2019 9.09 +9.09 pp
2018 0 +0 pp
2017 0 −9.09 pp
2016 9.09 −0.91 pp
2015 10 −2.5 pp
2014 12.5 −1.79 pp
2013 14.29 +1.79 pp
2012 12.5 −1.79 pp
2011 14.29 +14.29 pp
2010 0 −16.67 pp
2009 16.67 −3.33 pp
2008 20 +0 pp
2007 20 +0 pp
2006 20 +20 pp
2005 0 −25 pp
2004 25 +0 pp
2003 25 +0 pp
2002 25 +25 pp
2001 0 −33.33 pp
2000 33.33

About the indicator

The share of electricity from all renewable sources: hydro, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and tidal plants. It differs fundamentally from the indicator for renewables excluding hydro, and the difference explains most of the puzzlement such rankings cause: with hydro included, the top of the list holds countries whose renewable share has always been high — Norway, Paraguay, Nepal — while excluding hydro shows those that rebuilt their generation over the past twenty years.

Important: Hydro is included. The series without hydro is Renewables excluding hydro; it comes from the World Bank and covers more territories. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.