Electricity net consumption in Ghana

Ghana: Electricity net consumption was 13.11 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.11
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
86th
of 201 countries
All-time high
13.11
in 2019
All-time low
1.59
in 1984
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Electricity net consumption in Ghana, 1980–2019

2.557.51012.51980199920191980: 4.61981: 4.71982: 4.31983: 2.31984: 1.61985: 2.51986: 3.81987: 4.11988: 4.21989: 4.61990: 5.31991: 5.71992: 6.11993: 5.81994: 5.61995: 5.61996: 6.11997: 6.31998: 5.11999: 5.72000: 62001: 6.52002: 62003: 4.52004: 4.52005: 5.22006: 6.32007: 5.32008: 62009: 6.12010: 6.72011: 7.72012: 8.62013: 9.32014: 9.22015: 8.42016: 10.12017: 10.92018: 11.32019: 13.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 13.11 for electricity net consumption in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 114.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Ghana peaked at 13.11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 1984.

Ghana ranks 86th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.67 1.59 4.66 10
1990s 5.73 5.1 6.26 10
2000s 5.63 4.48 6.47 10
2010s 9.53 6.69 13.11 10

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 83 Sri Lanka 13.99 compare
  2. 84 North Korea 13.93 compare
  3. 85 Slovenia 13.45 compare
  4. 87 Syria 13.07 compare
  5. 88 Mozambique 12.72 compare
  6. 89 Paraguay 12.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity net consumption in Ghana?
Electricity net consumption in Ghana was 13.11 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 13.11 in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 1984.
How does Ghana rank for electricity net consumption?
Ghana ranks 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity net consumption
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 7,699 data points, 1980–2020
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