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Fossil Share of Electricity by African country
Comoros has the highest reported fossil fuels' share of electricity generation among the 53 countries shown, at 100% (2023).
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels — coal, gas and oil (Ember via Our World in Data). 53 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Comoros
Gambia
Guinea-BissauBy region
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| # | Country | Fossil Share of Electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | 100% | |
| 2 | Gambia | 100% | |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 100% | |
| 4 | Libya | 100% | |
| 5 | Botswana | 99.7% | |
| 6 | Algeria | 98.9% | |
| 7 | South Sudan | 98.2% | |
| 8 | Niger | 96.8% | |
| 9 | Benin | 96% | |
| 10 | Tunisia | 96% | |
| 11 | Chad | 94.6% | |
| 12 | Eritrea | 88.9% | |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 88.9% | |
| 14 | Egypt | 87% | |
| 15 | Seychelles | 84.1% | |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 82.8% | |
| 17 | South Africa | 82.2% | |
| 18 | Mauritius | 82.1% | |
| 19 | Mali | 80.5% | |
| 20 | Senegal | 80.2% | |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 79.1% | |
| 22 | Somalia | 79.1% | |
| 23 | Mauritania | 77.3% | |
| 24 | Morocco | 76% | |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 73.2% | |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.1% | |
| 27 | Togo | 70.4% | |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 69.2% | |
| 29 | Nigeria | 68.7% | |
| 30 | Tanzania | 67.1% | |
| 31 | Djibouti | 65% | |
| 32 | Gabon | 64.6% | |
| 33 | Ghana | 63.8% | |
| 34 | Madagascar | 57.6% | |
| 35 | Rwanda | 50.4% | |
| 36 | Liberia | 45.6% | |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 42.9% | |
| 38 | Cameroon | 26.9% | |
| 39 | Angola | 26.3% | |
| 40 | Guinea | 24.8% | |
| 41 | Burundi | 24.5% | |
| 42 | Sudan | 20.3% | |
| 43 | Mozambique | 16.6% | |
| 44 | Zambia | 12.5% | |
| 45 | Kenya | 10% | |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% | |
| 47 | Malawi | 4.4% | |
| 48 | Eswatini | 3.3% | |
| 49 | Uganda | 2.9% | |
| 50 | Namibia | 2.4% | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 0% | |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0% | |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 0% |
Libya
Botswana
Algeria
South Sudan
Niger
Benin
Tunisia
Chad
Eritrea
Sao Tome and Principe
Egypt
Seychelles
Burkina Faso
South Africa
Mauritius
Mali
Senegal
Republic of the Congo
Somalia
Mauritania
Morocco
Equatorial Guinea
Cote d'Ivoire
Togo
Cabo Verde
Nigeria
Tanzania
Djibouti
Gabon
Ghana
Madagascar
Rwanda
Liberia
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
Angola
Guinea
Burundi
Sudan
Mozambique
Zambia
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Malawi
Eswatini
Uganda
Namibia
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The table includes 53 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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