Sub-Saharan Africa Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- Sub-Saharan Africa coal usage/consumption for 2022 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2021.
- Sub-Saharan Africa coal usage/consumption for 2021 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Sub-Saharan Africa coal usage/consumption for 2020 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Sub-Saharan Africa coal usage/consumption for 2019 was 0.00%, a 0% increase from 2018.
| Sub-Saharan Africa Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 2021 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 2020 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 2019 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 2018 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 2017 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 2016 |
0.00% |
-51.06% |
| 2015 |
51.06% |
-1.00% |
| 2014 |
52.07% |
-2.06% |
| 2013 |
54.12% |
-1.64% |
| 2012 |
55.77% |
-0.76% |
| 2011 |
56.53% |
-0.87% |
| 2010 |
57.40% |
-1.07% |
| 2009 |
58.47% |
-1.44% |
| 2008 |
59.92% |
-0.84% |
| 2007 |
60.75% |
0.33% |
| 2006 |
60.43% |
-0.66% |
| 2005 |
61.09% |
-0.21% |
| 2004 |
61.30% |
-1.03% |
| 2003 |
62.33% |
1.57% |
| 2002 |
60.76% |
-1.25% |
| 2001 |
62.01% |
-0.55% |
| 2000 |
62.56% |
-0.19% |
| 1999 |
62.75% |
-1.15% |
| 1998 |
63.90% |
-1.37% |
| 1997 |
65.28% |
-0.19% |
| 1996 |
65.47% |
0.71% |
| 1995 |
64.75% |
-0.76% |
| 1994 |
65.51% |
-0.84% |
| 1993 |
66.35% |
1.73% |
| 1992 |
64.62% |
0.58% |
| 1991 |
64.03% |
-0.75% |
| 1990 |
64.79% |
1.14% |
| 1989 |
63.65% |
-0.08% |
| 1988 |
63.72% |
-2.78% |
| 1987 |
66.50% |
2.44% |
| 1986 |
64.06% |
-1.93% |
| 1985 |
65.99% |
-1.32% |
| 1984 |
67.31% |
0.30% |
| 1983 |
67.02% |
1.34% |
| 1982 |
65.67% |
0.74% |
| 1981 |
64.93% |
1.50% |
| 1980 |
63.43% |
1.99% |
| 1979 |
61.44% |
-0.61% |
| 1978 |
62.06% |
1.74% |
| 1977 |
60.32% |
-1.61% |
| 1976 |
61.93% |
-0.97% |
| 1975 |
62.90% |
-0.10% |
| 1974 |
63.00% |
-1.86% |
| 1973 |
64.87% |
0.41% |
| 1972 |
64.46% |
-3.42% |
| 1971 |
67.88% |
67.88% |
| 1970 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1969 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1968 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1967 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1966 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1965 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1964 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1963 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1962 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1961 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 1960 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
