Primary energy production — all countries

Primary energy production — Western Africa

Primary energy production in Western Africa in 2024 — 5.655 quad Btu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7,220%.

2024 5.655 quad Btu +5.41% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 7.434 quad Btu2012
Period minimum 0.077 quad Btu1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy production — Western Africa, 1980–20240246819801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.077 quad Btu1981: 0.117 quad Btu1982: 0.089 quad Btu1983: 0.111 quad Btu1984: 3.167 quad Btu1985: 3.422 quad Btu1986: 3.365 quad Btu1987: 2.999 quad Btu1988: 3.218 quad Btu1989: 3.784 quad Btu1990: 3.951 quad Btu1991: 4.147 quad Btu1992: 4.307 quad Btu1993: 4.358 quad Btu1994: 4.332 quad Btu1995: 4.426 quad Btu1996: 4.941 quad Btu1997: 5.24 quad Btu1998: 4.871 quad Btu1999: 4.573 quad Btu2000: 4.993 quad Btu2001: 5.163 quad Btu2002: 4.909 quad Btu2003: 5.666 quad Btu2004: 6.143 quad Btu2005: 6.344 quad Btu2006: 6.372 quad Btu2007: 6.209 quad Btu2008: 6.19 quad Btu2009: 6.003 quad Btu2010: 6.604 quad Btu2011: 7.362 quad Btu2012: 7.434 quad Btu2013: 7.005 quad Btu2014: 7.309 quad Btu2015: 6.959 quad Btu2016: 6.237 quad Btu2017: 6.595 quad Btu2018: 6.624 quad Btu2019: 6.818 quad Btu2020: 6.53 quad Btu2021: 5.829 quad Btu2022: 5.206 quad Btu2023: 5.365 quad Btu2024: 5.655 quad Btu
Change over the period: +5.578 (+7,219.98%) Average annual rate: 10.25 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 5.655 quad Btu
World computed 605.908 quad Btu
Primary energy production — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 5.655 +0.29 +5.41%
2023 5.365 +0.158 +3.04%
2022 5.206 −0.622 −10.68%
2021 5.829 −0.702 −10.74%
2020 6.53 −0.287 −4.21%
2019 6.818 +0.194 +2.93%
2018 6.624 +0.029 +0.44%
2017 6.595 +0.358 +5.74%
2016 6.237 −0.722 −10.37%
2015 6.959 −0.35 −4.79%
2014 7.309 +0.304 +4.34%
2013 7.005 −0.429 −5.77%
2012 7.434 +0.072 +0.98%
2011 7.362 +0.758 +11.48%
2010 6.604 +0.601 +10.01%
2009 6.003 −0.187 −3.02%
2008 6.19 −0.019 −0.31%
2007 6.209 −0.163 −2.56%
2006 6.372 +0.028 +0.44%
2005 6.344 +0.201 +3.27%
2004 6.143 +0.477 +8.42%
2003 5.666 +0.757 +15.42%
2002 4.909 −0.254 −4.93%
2001 5.163 +0.17 +3.41%
2000 4.993 +0.42 +9.19%
1999 4.573 −0.298 −6.12%
1998 4.871 −0.369 −7.04%
1997 5.24 +0.299 +6.05%
1996 4.941 +0.514 +11.62%
1995 4.426 +0.095 +2.18%
1994 4.332 −0.026 −0.6%
1993 4.358 +0.051 +1.17%
1992 4.307 +0.161 +3.87%
1991 4.147 +0.195 +4.95%
1990 3.951 +0.168 +4.43%
1989 3.784 +0.565 +17.57%
1988 3.218 +0.219 +7.3%
1987 2.999 −0.366 −10.88%
1986 3.365 −0.056 −1.64%
1985 3.422 +0.255 +8.05%
1984 3.167 +3.056 +2,747.56%
1983 0.111 +0.022 +24.35%
1982 0.089 −0.028 −23.69%
1981 0.117 +0.04 +51.68%
1980 0.077

About the indicator

All the primary energy produced inside a country: the fuel extracted plus output from nuclear, hydro and other plants. Setting it against consumption gives what neither of the two series shows on its own — energy self-sufficiency: a country whose production exceeds its consumption is an energy exporter, and the other way round. The largest exporters and the largest importers nonetheless often sit next to each other at the top of the list on both indicators, because the size of an economy matters more than the sign of the balance.

Important: The comparison with consumption shows a country's self-sufficiency: production above consumption means energy exports, below it, dependence on imports.

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