Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Sub-Saharan Africa

Energy consumption per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 9.1 MMBtu. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 13.8%.

2024 9.1 MMBtu −1.46% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 11.4 MMBtu1985
Period minimum 9.1 MMBtu2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2024910111219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 10.6 MMBtu1981: 10.9 MMBtu1982: 11.1 MMBtu1983: 11 MMBtu1984: 11.3 MMBtu1985: 11.4 MMBtu1986: 11.1 MMBtu1987: 11.2 MMBtu1988: 11.3 MMBtu1989: 11.2 MMBtu1990: 11.1 MMBtu1991: 10.9 MMBtu1992: 10.8 MMBtu1993: 10.6 MMBtu1994: 10.4 MMBtu1995: 10.7 MMBtu1996: 10.7 MMBtu1997: 10.7 MMBtu1998: 10.6 MMBtu1999: 10.3 MMBtu2000: 10.3 MMBtu2001: 10.1 MMBtu2002: 10.3 MMBtu2003: 10.5 MMBtu2004: 10.4 MMBtu2005: 10.6 MMBtu2006: 10.4 MMBtu2007: 10.6 MMBtu2008: 10.7 MMBtu2009: 10 MMBtu2010: 10.3 MMBtu2011: 10.5 MMBtu2012: 10.4 MMBtu2013: 10.7 MMBtu2014: 10.7 MMBtu2015: 10.5 MMBtu2016: 10.3 MMBtu2017: 10.2 MMBtu2018: 9.9 MMBtu2019: 10.2 MMBtu2020: 9.5 MMBtu2021: 9.4 MMBtu2022: 9.5 MMBtu2023: 9.2 MMBtu2024: 9.1 MMBtu
Change over the period: −1.5 (−13.8%) Average annual rate: -0.34 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sub-Saharan Africa 9.1 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 9.1 −0.1 −1.46%
2023 9.2 −0.2 −2.63%
2022 9.5 +0.1 +1.47%
2021 9.4 −0.1 −1.47%
2020 9.5 −0.7 −7.06%
2019 10.2 +0.3 +3.53%
2018 9.9 −0.3 −3%
2017 10.2 −0.1 −1.42%
2016 10.3 −0.2 −1.48%
2015 10.5 −0.2 −2.02%
2014 10.7 −0 −0.05%
2013 10.7 +0.3 +2.9%
2012 10.4 −0.1 −0.95%
2011 10.5 +0.2 +2.22%
2010 10.3 +0.3 +2.65%
2009 10 −0.7 −6.65%
2008 10.7 +0.1 +1.2%
2007 10.6 +0.2 +1.68%
2006 10.4 −0.2 −1.47%
2005 10.6 +0.2 +1.65%
2004 10.4 −0.1 −0.83%
2003 10.5 +0.2 +1.77%
2002 10.3 +0.2 +1.8%
2001 10.1 −0.2 −1.6%
2000 10.3 +0 +0.25%
1999 10.3 −0.3 −2.89%
1998 10.6 −0.1 −1.21%
1997 10.7 +0 +0.01%
1996 10.7 +0 +0.18%
1995 10.7 +0.3 +2.93%
1994 10.4 −0.3 −2.4%
1993 10.6 −0.2 −1.64%
1992 10.8 −0.1 −0.71%
1991 10.9 −0.3 −2.27%
1990 11.1 −0.1 −0.71%
1989 11.2 −0.1 −0.66%
1988 11.3 +0 +0.37%
1987 11.2 +0.1 +0.85%
1986 11.1 −0.2 −1.97%
1985 11.4 +0 +0.18%
1984 11.3 +0.3 +2.78%
1983 11 −0.1 −0.58%
1982 11.1 +0.2 +1.55%
1981 10.9 +0.4 +3.51%
1980 10.6

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).