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Sub-Saharan Africa Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024

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 2015 was 51.06%, a 1% decline from 2014.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 52.07%, a 2.06% decline from 2013.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 54.12%, a 1.64% decline from 2012.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 55.77%, a 0.76% decline from 2011.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Electricity from Coal
South Asia 66.07%
East Asia & Pacific 59.37%
Sub-Saharan Africa 51.06%
World 39.15%
North America 30.93%
OECD members 29.44%
European Union 25.64%
Euro Area 22.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 6.68%
Sub-Saharan Africa Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Coal Annual Change
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% -3.42%