africaAPI

Guides

Energy

Use indicators and data endpoints to work with electricity access, clean cooking, renewable energy, and power system efficiency.

Energy In Africa API

Energy data is exposed through the shared indicator and data endpoints.

Use:

  • GET /v1/indicators?category=energy
  • GET /v1/data?category=energy
  • GET /v1/countries/{country_code}/profile

Useful Metrics

  • access_to_clean_fuels_pct
  • electric_power_consumption_kwh_per_capita
  • electric_power_transmission_losses_pct
  • renewable_energy_consumption_pct
  • energy_use_kg_oil_eq_per_capita
  • electricity_access_pct

Example Query

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_codes=ke,ng,za&metric_key=renewable_energy_consumption_pct&year=2023" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Indicators

Inspect available energy metrics.

Data

Query latest values or full time series.

Economy

Use indicators and data endpoints to work with GDP, inflation, unemployment, and other macro signals.

Geography

Use countries and geographies endpoints to work with location hierarchy and spatial reference data.

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Energy In Africa APIUseful MetricsExample Query