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Fossil Share of Electricity by African country
Comoros has the highest fossil fuels' share of electricity generation of any African country, at 100%, ahead of Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels — coal, gas and oil (Ember via Our World in Data). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · OWID ENERGY, 2023.
Latest available year varies by country (2022–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
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% | |
| 54 | Lesotho | 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
Ethiopia
LesothoGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Fossil Share of Electricity figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest fossil fuels' share of electricity generation?
Comoros has the highest fossil fuels' share of electricity generation in Africa at 100% (2023), followed by Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.
Which African country has the lowest fossil fuels' share of electricity generation?
Lesotho has the lowest fossil fuels' share of electricity generation of the 54 African countries with data, at 0% (2022).
How many African countries report Fossil Share of Electricity data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Fossil Share of Electricity figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2022–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=fossil_electricity_share_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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