Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Western Africa

Energy consumption per capita in Western Africa in 2024 — 7 MMBtu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 50.1%.

2024 7 MMBtu +0.2% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 7.2 MMBtu2022
Period minimum 4.1 MMBtu2009

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Western Africa, 1980–20244567819801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 4.6 MMBtu1981: 5.2 MMBtu1982: 5 MMBtu1983: 4.8 MMBtu1984: 5 MMBtu1985: 5.1 MMBtu1986: 4.9 MMBtu1987: 5 MMBtu1988: 5.2 MMBtu1989: 5.4 MMBtu1990: 5.1 MMBtu1991: 5.2 MMBtu1992: 5.4 MMBtu1993: 5.4 MMBtu1994: 5 MMBtu1995: 5.4 MMBtu1996: 5.4 MMBtu1997: 5.3 MMBtu1998: 5 MMBtu1999: 5 MMBtu2000: 4.8 MMBtu2001: 5.1 MMBtu2002: 5.1 MMBtu2003: 5.1 MMBtu2004: 5.2 MMBtu2005: 5.5 MMBtu2006: 5 MMBtu2007: 4.7 MMBtu2008: 5.4 MMBtu2009: 4.1 MMBtu2010: 4.6 MMBtu2011: 5.8 MMBtu2012: 5.7 MMBtu2013: 6.7 MMBtu2014: 7 MMBtu2015: 6.8 MMBtu2016: 6.9 MMBtu2017: 6.6 MMBtu2018: 6.8 MMBtu2019: 7.1 MMBtu2020: 6.8 MMBtu2021: 7.1 MMBtu2022: 7.2 MMBtu2023: 7 MMBtu2024: 7 MMBtu
Change over the period: +2.3 (+50.14%) Average annual rate: 0.93 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 7 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 7 +0 +0.2%
2023 7 −0.2 −2.92%
2022 7.2 +0 +0.26%
2021 7.1 +0.4 +5.58%
2020 6.8 −0.3 −3.99%
2019 7.1 +0.2 +3.2%
2018 6.8 +0.2 +2.78%
2017 6.6 −0.2 −3.22%
2016 6.9 +0 +0.45%
2015 6.8 −0.2 −2.77%
2014 7 +0.3 +4.67%
2013 6.7 +1 +16.93%
2012 5.7 −0 −0.11%
2011 5.8 +1.1 +24.28%
2010 4.6 +0.5 +11.88%
2009 4.1 −1.3 −23.34%
2008 5.4 +0.7 +13.89%
2007 4.7 −0.2 −4.78%
2006 5 −0.5 −9.89%
2005 5.5 +0.3 +5.52%
2004 5.2 +0.1 +2.02%
2003 5.1 +0.1 +1.16%
2002 5.1 −0 −0.45%
2001 5.1 +0.3 +6.67%
2000 4.8 −0.2 −4.82%
1999 5 +0 +0.51%
1998 5 −0.3 −5.39%
1997 5.3 −0.1 −2.38%
1996 5.4 +0 +0.76%
1995 5.4 +0.3 +6.39%
1994 5 −0.3 −5.89%
1993 5.4 +0 +0%
1992 5.4 +0.2 +3.14%
1991 5.2 +0.1 +2.26%
1990 5.1 −0.4 −6.72%
1989 5.4 +0.2 +4.03%
1988 5.2 +0.2 +3.73%
1987 5 +0.2 +3.5%
1986 4.9 −0.3 −4.94%
1985 5.1 +0.1 +2.23%
1984 5 +0.2 +3.48%
1983 4.8 −0.2 −3.45%
1982 5 −0.2 −3.3%
1981 5.2 +0.5 +11.84%
1980 4.6

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).