Renewables share of final energy consumption — all countries

Renewables share of final energy consumption — Ghana

Renewables share of final energy consumption in Ghana in 2021 — 39%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 212. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 41.6 pp.

2021 39% −1 pp vs 2020
World rank 63of 212
Period maximum 82.9%1991
Period minimum 39%2021

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of final consumption

Renewables share of final energy consumption — Ghana, 1990–2021204060801001990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 80.6%1991: 82.9%1992: 81%1993: 81.3%1994: 80.6%1995: 79.8%1996: 78.8%1997: 78.3%1998: 73.6%1999: 72.8%2000: 71.6%2001: 69.3%2002: 65.7%2003: 64.5%2004: 62.4%2005: 61.4%2006: 58.6%2007: 54.5%2008: 57.3%2009: 51.9%2010: 51.9%2011: 50.1%2012: 46.5%2013: 46.2%2014: 47.7%2015: 44%2016: 45.2%2017: 45.3%2018: 42.1%2019: 42.6%2020: 40%2021: 39%
Change over the period: −41.6 pp Annual average: -1.34 pp
Renewables share of final energy consumption — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 39 −1 pp
2020 40 −2.6 pp
2019 42.6 +0.5 pp
2018 42.1 −3.2 pp
2017 45.3 +0.1 pp
2016 45.2 +1.2 pp
2015 44 −3.7 pp
2014 47.7 +1.5 pp
2013 46.2 −0.3 pp
2012 46.5 −3.6 pp
2011 50.1 −1.8 pp
2010 51.9 +0 pp
2009 51.9 −5.4 pp
2008 57.3 +2.8 pp
2007 54.5 −4.1 pp
2006 58.6 −2.8 pp
2005 61.4 −1 pp
2004 62.4 −2.1 pp
2003 64.5 −1.2 pp
2002 65.7 −3.6 pp
2001 69.3 −2.3 pp
2000 71.6 −1.2 pp
1999 72.8 −0.8 pp
1998 73.6 −4.7 pp
1997 78.3 −0.5 pp
1996 78.8 −1 pp
1995 79.8 −0.8 pp
1994 80.6 −0.7 pp
1993 81.3 +0.3 pp
1992 81 −1.9 pp
1991 82.9 +2.3 pp
1990 80.6

About the indicator

The share of energy from renewable sources in total final energy consumption — not in electricity alone, but in heating and transport as well. High values in low-income countries are often explained not by “green” energy but by the traditional use of wood fuel for cooking.

Important: There is no aggregate for groups of countries: the correct denominator is final energy consumption itself, and that is published by the Energy Institute, whose terms prohibit republication. Weighting by population would be especially wrong here — in the poorest countries the renewable share is high because of firewood, and the world figure would come out overstated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.