Wind electricity generation — all countries

Wind electricity generation — Sub-Saharan Africa

Wind electricity generation in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 14.69 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 146,800%.

2024 14.69 TWh −1.21% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 14.87 TWh2023
Period minimum 0.01 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · terawatt-hours

Wind electricity generation — Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–20240510152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.01 TWh2001: 0.01 TWh2002: 0.01 TWh2003: 0.01 TWh2004: 0.02 TWh2005: 0.02 TWh2006: 0.02 TWh2007: 0.03 TWh2008: 0.04 TWh2009: 0.07 TWh2010: 0.07 TWh2011: 0.12 TWh2012: 0.32 TWh2013: 0.53 TWh2014: 1.71 TWh2015: 4.1 TWh2016: 5.29 TWh2017: 7.83 TWh2018: 7.57 TWh2019: 9.31 TWh2020: 8.83 TWh2021: 12.16 TWh2022: 13.11 TWh2023: 14.87 TWh2024: 14.69 TWh
Change over the period: +14.68 (+146,800%) Average annual rate: 35.51 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 14.69 TWh
World computed 2,507.69 TWh
Wind electricity generation — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2024 14.69 −0.18 −1.21%
2023 14.87 +1.76 +13.42%
2022 13.11 +0.95 +7.81%
2021 12.16 +3.33 +37.71%
2020 8.83 −0.48 −5.16%
2019 9.31 +1.74 +22.99%
2018 7.57 −0.26 −3.32%
2017 7.83 +2.54 +48.02%
2016 5.29 +1.19 +29.02%
2015 4.1 +2.39 +139.77%
2014 1.71 +1.18 +222.64%
2013 0.53 +0.21 +65.63%
2012 0.32 +0.2 +166.67%
2011 0.12 +0.05 +71.43%
2010 0.07 +0 +0%
2009 0.07 +0.03 +75%
2008 0.04 +0.01 +33.33%
2007 0.03 +0.01 +50%
2006 0.02 +0 +0%
2005 0.02 +0 +0%
2004 0.02 +0.01 +100%
2003 0.01 +0 +0%
2002 0.01 +0 +0%
2001 0.01 +0 +0%
2000 0.01

About the indicator

Electricity generated by wind farms over the year, in terawatt-hours. As with solar, the absolute figure and the share diverge: countries with large power systems come first on generation, small ones with favorable geography on share. Wind generation swings from year to year with how windy it was, and swings of ten percent with an unchanged fleet of turbines are normal here — that is a property of the resource, not a data error.

Important: Generation, not capacity: the capacity factor of onshore wind is about 30%, and higher offshore. The series starts in 2000.

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