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Renewable Energy Share by African country

2022

Renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption.

Africa, 202224 of 54 countries
76.5%population-weighted average
Highest in 2022Somalia · 95.4%Lowest in 2022Seychelles · 1.9%Reported in 202224 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — no dataDemocratic Republic of the Congo — no dataSomalia — 95.4%Kenya — no dataSudan — no dataChad — 70.0%South Africa — no dataLesotho — 34.9%Zimbabwe — no dataBotswana — no dataNamibia — no dataSenegal — no dataMali — 71.1%Mauritania — 19.6%Benin — no dataNiger — no dataNigeria — no dataCameroon — no dataTogo — no dataGhana — no dataCote d'Ivoire — no dataGuinea — 66.6%Guinea-Bissau — 87.4%Liberia — 92.8%Sierra Leone — 71.6%Burkina Faso — 71.4%Central African Republic — 90.9%Republic of the Congo — no dataGabon — no dataEquatorial Guinea — 4.2%Zambia — no dataMalawi — 62.9%Mozambique — no dataEswatini — 64.7%Angola — no dataBurundi — 83.0%Madagascar — 83.1%Gambia — 47.7%Tunisia — no dataAlgeria — no dataEritrea — no dataMorocco — no dataEgypt — no dataLibya — no dataEthiopia — no dataDjibouti — 26.9%Uganda — 90.9%Rwanda — 79.9%South Sudan — no dataNigeriaNigeriaEthiopiaEthiopiaKenyaKenyaSouth AfricaSouth Africa2022HIGHEST IN 2022Somalia95.4%Liberia92.8%Central African Republic90.9%Uganda90.9%Guinea-Bissau87.4%LOWEST IN 2022Seychellesnot drawn1.9%Equatorial Guinea4.2%Mauritania19.6%Cabo Verdenot drawn21.8%Djibouti26.9%PINNEDEthiopiano dataKenyano dataNigeriano dataSouth Africano dataOTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn39.3%Mauritiusnot drawnno dataSao Tome and Principenot drawn42.5%% of final energy consumption · quintiles of the observed range1.9%26.9%62.9%71.1%83.1%95.4%no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Eastern Africa9 of 18 countries83.2%
Middle Africa4 of 9 countries69.3%
Western Africa9 of 16 countries68.2%
Southern Africa2 of 5 countries45.3%
Northern Africa0 of 6 countries—
Africaall 54 countries · 24 with a 2022 figure76.5%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso and 49 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Renewable Energy ShareRenewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of final energy consumption
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2022
Coverage24 of 54 countries · 24 reported, 0 modelled, 30 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 24 countries did so for 2022 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2022 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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Everything on this page is open under CC BY 4.0 — use it anywhere, including commercially, as long as Africa API and the original provider are credited. The provider’s own licence still applies to their data.

How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Renewable Energy Share". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/renewable-energy-share
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=renewable_energy_consumption_pct&year=2022&limit=100

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Renewable Energy Share, country by country

54 countries carry a figure

Each country has its own page for this indicator, with the full history, the source and the API request.

AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCote d'IvoireDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRepublic of the CongoRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

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