Energy & Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

31 indicators covering energy & mining for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Fuel imports 23.6% 2024 up 24.7% 7th
Ores and metals imports 2.0% 2024 down 10.2% 37th
Ores and metals exports 16.1% 2024 up 23.5% 3rd
Fuel exports 40.2% 2024 up 0.6% 8th
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% 2024 up 111.1% 1st
Mineral rents 2.9% 2021 up 77.1% 9th
Natural gas rents 0.5% 2021 up 42.5% 25th
Total natural resources rents 10.0% 2021 down 35.2% 10th
Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% 2024 up 429.1% 7th
Electric power consumption 376.79 kWh per capita 2023 down 13.4% 35th
Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% 2024 up 14.5% 4th
Electricity production from oil sources 8.8% 2024 up 29.8% 10th
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 28.3% 2024 up 15.2% 18th
Access to electricity 55.1% 2024 up 43.7% 45th
Electricity production from natural gas sources 15.2% 2023 up 55.7% 34th
Electricity production from coal sources 40.4% 2023 down 27.2% 9th
Energy use 479.78 kg of oil equivalent per capita 2023 down 6.6% 37th
GDP per unit of energy use 10.51 constant 2021 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2023 up 4.5% 25th
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP 95.13 constant 2021 PPP 2023 down 4.3% 22nd
GDP per unit of energy use 11.68 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2023 up 41.7% 25th
Electricity production from nuclear sources 1.7% 2023 down 46.3% 35th
Energy imports, net -28.5% 2022 up 56.5% 34th
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 41.9% 2023 down 41.4% 23rd
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 21.39 billion kWh 2021 up 537.5% 35th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 4.2% 2021 up 429.8% 36th
Renewable electricity output 32.5% 2021 up 34.6% 17th
Energy intensity level of primary energy 6.14 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 2021 down 9.8% 4th
Fossil fuel energy consumption 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 2nd
Oil rents 3.8% 2021 down 61.8% 9th
Access to electricity, urban 82.9% 2024 up 13.6% 45th
Renewable energy consumption 70.3% 2020 down 0.4% 6th