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Renewable Energy Share by African country
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the highest renewables' share of energy consumption of any African country, at 96.3%, ahead of Somalia and Liberia.
Renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Somalia
LiberiaBy region
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| # | Country | Renewable Energy Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.3% | |
| 2 | Somalia | 95.4% | |
| 3 | Liberia | 92.8% | |
| 4 | Gabon | 91.3% | |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 90.9% | |
| 6 | Uganda | 90.9% | |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 90.6% | |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 87.4% | |
| 9 | Madagascar | 83.1% | |
| 10 | Burundi | 83% | |
| 11 | Zambia | 83% | |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 82.4% | |
| 13 | Eritrea | 80.7% | |
| 14 | Nigeria | 80.3% | |
| 15 | Rwanda | 79.9% | |
| 16 | Niger | 79.6% | |
| 17 | Cameroon | 79.2% | |
| 18 | Tanzania | 78.3% | |
| 19 | Mozambique | 76.9% | |
| 20 | Togo | 75.1% | |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 71.6% | |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 71.4% | |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 71.4% | |
| 24 | Mali | 71.1% | |
| 25 | Chad | 70% | |
| 26 | Kenya | 67.7% | |
| 27 | Guinea | 66.6% | |
| 28 | Eswatini | 64.7% | |
| 29 | Malawi | 62.9% | |
| 30 | Sudan | 61% | |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.2% | |
| 32 | Benin | 54.5% | |
| 33 | Angola | 52.9% | |
| 34 | Gambia | 47.7% | |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.5% | |
| 36 | Comoros | 39.3% | |
| 37 | Ghana | 39% | |
| 38 | Senegal | 35.4% | |
| 39 | Lesotho | 34.9% | |
| 40 | South Sudan | 32.4% | |
| 41 | Namibia | 30% | |
| 42 | Botswana | 27.4% | |
| 43 | Djibouti | 26.9% | |
| 44 | Cabo Verde | 21.8% | |
| 45 | Mauritania | 19.6% | |
| 46 | Tunisia | 11.6% | |
| 47 | Morocco | 10.9% | |
| 48 | South Africa | 9.7% | |
| 49 | Mauritius | 8.6% | |
| 50 | Egypt | 6.1% | |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.2% | |
| 52 | Libya | 3.1% | |
| 53 | Seychelles | 1.9% | |
| 54 | Algeria | 0.1% |
Gabon
Central African Republic
Uganda
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Burundi
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Eritrea
Nigeria
Rwanda
Niger
Cameroon
Tanzania
Mozambique
Togo
Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso
Republic of the Congo
Mali
Chad
Kenya
Guinea
Eswatini
Malawi
Sudan
Cote d'Ivoire
Benin
Angola
Gambia
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Ghana
Senegal
Lesotho
South Sudan
Namibia
Botswana
Djibouti
Cabo Verde
Mauritania
Tunisia
Morocco
South Africa
Mauritius
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Libya
Seychelles
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest renewables' share of energy consumption?
Democratic Republic of the Congo has the highest renewables' share of energy consumption in Africa at 96.3% (2021), followed by Somalia and Liberia.
Which African country has the lowest renewables' share of energy consumption?
Algeria has the lowest renewables' share of energy consumption of the 54 African countries with data, at 0.1% (2021).
How many African countries report Renewable Energy Share data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Renewable Energy Share figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=renewable_energy_consumption_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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