Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — Western Africa

Primary energy consumption in Western Africa in 2024 — 3.178 quad Btu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 386.1%.

2024 3.178 quad Btu +2.49% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.178 quad Btu2024
Period minimum 0.654 quad Btu1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Western Africa, 1980–20240123419801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.654 quad Btu1981: 0.753 quad Btu1982: 0.749 quad Btu1983: 0.743 quad Btu1984: 0.79 quad Btu1985: 0.831 quad Btu1986: 0.811 quad Btu1987: 0.863 quad Btu1988: 0.92 quad Btu1989: 0.983 quad Btu1990: 0.942 quad Btu1991: 0.988 quad Btu1992: 1.047 quad Btu1993: 1.075 quad Btu1994: 1.039 quad Btu1995: 1.136 quad Btu1996: 1.175 quad Btu1997: 1.179 quad Btu1998: 1.146 quad Btu1999: 1.184 quad Btu2000: 1.158 quad Btu2001: 1.27 quad Btu2002: 1.3 quad Btu2003: 1.352 quad Btu2004: 1.418 quad Btu2005: 1.539 quad Btu2006: 1.426 quad Btu2007: 1.396 quad Btu2008: 1.635 quad Btu2009: 1.291 quad Btu2010: 1.484 quad Btu2011: 1.896 quad Btu2012: 1.947 quad Btu2013: 2.338 quad Btu2014: 2.515 quad Btu2015: 2.511 quad Btu2016: 2.59 quad Btu2017: 2.572 quad Btu2018: 2.711 quad Btu2019: 2.865 quad Btu2020: 2.816 quad Btu2021: 3.043 quad Btu2022: 3.121 quad Btu2023: 3.101 quad Btu2024: 3.178 quad Btu
Change over the period: +2.524 (+386.14%) Average annual rate: 3.66 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 3.178 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 3.178 +0.077 +2.49%
2023 3.101 −0.021 −0.66%
2022 3.121 +0.079 +2.58%
2021 3.043 +0.227 +8.05%
2020 2.816 −0.049 −1.71%
2019 2.865 +0.154 +5.69%
2018 2.711 +0.139 +5.39%
2017 2.572 −0.018 −0.69%
2016 2.59 +0.079 +3.16%
2015 2.511 −0.004 −0.16%
2014 2.515 +0.176 +7.54%
2013 2.338 +0.392 +20.12%
2012 1.947 +0.051 +2.67%
2011 1.896 +0.412 +27.74%
2010 1.484 +0.194 +14.99%
2009 1.291 −0.345 −21.08%
2008 1.635 +0.239 +17.12%
2007 1.396 −0.029 −2.06%
2006 1.426 −0.113 −7.34%
2005 1.539 +0.121 +8.5%
2004 1.418 +0.066 +4.87%
2003 1.352 +0.052 +4.02%
2002 1.3 +0.03 +2.38%
2001 1.27 +0.112 +9.66%
2000 1.158 −0.026 −2.19%
1999 1.184 +0.038 +3.29%
1998 1.146 −0.032 −2.75%
1997 1.179 +0.003 +0.3%
1996 1.175 +0.04 +3.48%
1995 1.136 +0.096 +9.26%
1994 1.039 −0.036 −3.35%
1993 1.075 +0.028 +2.71%
1992 1.047 +0.059 +5.92%
1991 0.988 +0.047 +4.97%
1990 0.942 −0.042 −4.24%
1989 0.983 +0.064 +6.92%
1988 0.92 +0.057 +6.59%
1987 0.863 +0.051 +6.34%
1986 0.811 −0.019 −2.32%
1985 0.831 +0.04 +5.1%
1984 0.79 +0.047 +6.29%
1983 0.743 −0.006 −0.78%
1982 0.749 −0.003 −0.45%
1981 0.753 +0.099 +15.15%
1980 0.654

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

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